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Insulin human vs Dapagliflozin

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

Dapagliflozin was dispensed 165,440.9× as often as Insulin human in May 2026 — 1,158,086 items versus 7 in England.

7items

Insulin human · May 2026

NHSBSA Prescription Cost Analysis

1,158,086items

Dapagliflozin · May 2026

NHSBSA Prescription Cost Analysis

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

▬ Insulin human   ·   ╌ Dapagliflozin

0 579k 1.2m Jan 2021 Nov 2021 Sep 2022 Jul 2023 May 2024 Mar 2025 May 2026 Dapagliflozin 7 Jan 2021: 9 Feb 2021: 11 Mar 2021: 9 Apr 2021: 12 May 2021: 13 Jun 2021: 10 Jul 2021: 11 Aug 2021: 11 Sep 2021: 13 Oct 2021: 10 Nov 2021: 8 Dec 2021: 11 Jan 2022: 8 Feb 2022: 10 Mar 2022: 30 Apr 2022: 7 May 2022: 6 Jun 2022: 10 Jul 2022: 11 Aug 2022: 7 Sep 2022: 9 Oct 2022: 7 Nov 2022: 4 Dec 2022: 11 Jan 2023: 9 Feb 2023: 6 Mar 2023: 7 Apr 2023: 4 May 2023: 8 Jun 2023: 10 Jul 2023: 11 Aug 2023: 21 Sep 2023: 14 Oct 2023: 8 Nov 2023: 8 Dec 2023: 6 Jan 2024: 11 Feb 2024: 31 Mar 2024: 19 Apr 2024: 15 May 2024: 16 Jun 2024: 17 Jul 2024: 28 Aug 2024: 14 Sep 2024: 15 Oct 2024: 28 Nov 2024: 12 Dec 2024: 17 Jan 2025: 17 Feb 2025: 11 Mar 2025: 14 Apr 2025: 18 May 2025: 18 Jun 2025: 10 Jul 2025: 15 Aug 2025: 8 Sep 2025: 9 Oct 2025: 15 Nov 2025: 19 Dec 2025: 6 Jan 2026: 18 Feb 2026: 13 Mar 2026: 6 Apr 2026: 16 May 2026: 7

Source: NHSBSA Prescription Cost Analysis, to May 2026

Insulin human versus Dapagliflozin, May 2026
Measure Insulin human Dapagliflozin
Items, May 2026 7 1,158,086
Items, last 12 months 142 12,142,822
Net ingredient cost, May 2026 £9,760 £6,553,409

See the full profile for Insulin human or Dapagliflozin.