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Insulin detemir vs Dapagliflozin

National NHS prescribing compared (Prescription Cost Analysis)
Data updated May 2026

Dapagliflozin was dispensed 57.2× as often as Insulin detemir in May 2026 — 1,158,086 items versus 20,233 in England.

20,233items

Insulin detemir · May 2026

NHSBSA Prescription Cost Analysis

1,158,086items

Dapagliflozin · May 2026

NHSBSA Prescription Cost Analysis

Figure 1. Insulin detemir versus Dapagliflozin: national items dispensed by month

▬ Insulin detemir   ·   ╌ Dapagliflozin

0 579k 1.2m Jan 2021 Nov 2021 Sep 2022 Jul 2023 May 2024 Mar 2025 May 2026 Dapagliflozin 20,233 Jan 2021: 47k Feb 2021: 43k Mar 2021: 48k Apr 2021: 47k May 2021: 45k Jun 2021: 48k Jul 2021: 49k Aug 2021: 45k Sep 2021: 48k Oct 2021: 45k Nov 2021: 47k Dec 2021: 51k Jan 2022: 45k Feb 2022: 43k Mar 2022: 49k Apr 2022: 45k May 2022: 47k Jun 2022: 46k Jul 2022: 46k Aug 2022: 47k Sep 2022: 46k Oct 2022: 45k Nov 2022: 45k Dec 2022: 48k Jan 2023: 45k Feb 2023: 42k Mar 2023: 47k Apr 2023: 42k May 2023: 45k Jun 2023: 46k Jul 2023: 45k Aug 2023: 45k Sep 2023: 44k Oct 2023: 44k Nov 2023: 45k Dec 2023: 46k Jan 2024: 45k Feb 2024: 42k Mar 2024: 43k Apr 2024: 45k May 2024: 46k Jun 2024: 43k Jul 2024: 46k Aug 2024: 44k Sep 2024: 42k Oct 2024: 43k Nov 2024: 41k Dec 2024: 42k Jan 2025: 42k Feb 2025: 37k Mar 2025: 38k Apr 2025: 37k May 2025: 39k Jun 2025: 37k Jul 2025: 38k Aug 2025: 34k Sep 2025: 34k Oct 2025: 34k Nov 2025: 30k Dec 2025: 32k Jan 2026: 28k Feb 2026: 24k Mar 2026: 25k Apr 2026: 23k May 2026: 20k

Source: NHSBSA Prescription Cost Analysis, to May 2026

Insulin detemir versus Dapagliflozin, May 2026
Measure Insulin detemir Dapagliflozin
Items, May 2026 20,233 1,158,086
Items, last 12 months 358,630 12,142,822
Net ingredient cost, May 2026 £1,148,879 £6,553,409

See the full profile for Insulin detemir or Dapagliflozin.