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Linagliptin vs Dapagliflozin

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

Dapagliflozin was dispensed 5.4× as often as Linagliptin in March 2026 — 1,120,842 items versus 207,420 in England.

207,420items

Linagliptin · March 2026

NHSBSA Prescription Cost Analysis

1,120,842items

Dapagliflozin · March 2026

NHSBSA Prescription Cost Analysis

Figure 1. Linagliptin versus Dapagliflozin: national items dispensed by month

▬ Linagliptin   ·   ╌ Dapagliflozin

Dapagliflozin 207,420

Source: NHSBSA Prescription Cost Analysis, to March 2026

Linagliptin versus Dapagliflozin, March 2026
Measure Linagliptin Dapagliflozin
Items, March 2026 207,420 1,120,842
Items, last 12 months 2,569,744 11,570,596
Net ingredient cost, March 2026 £6,102,133 £8,162,552

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