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Liraglutide vs Dapagliflozin

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

Dapagliflozin was dispensed 768.0× as often as Liraglutide in May 2026 — 1,158,086 items versus 1,508 in England.

1,508items

Liraglutide · May 2026

NHSBSA Prescription Cost Analysis

1,158,086items

Dapagliflozin · May 2026

NHSBSA Prescription Cost Analysis

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

▬ Liraglutide   ·   ╌ Dapagliflozin

0 579k 1.2m Jan 2021 Nov 2021 Sep 2022 Jul 2023 May 2024 Mar 2025 May 2026 Dapagliflozin 1,508 Jan 2021: 36k Feb 2021: 33k Mar 2021: 36k Apr 2021: 35k May 2021: 33k Jun 2021: 35k Jul 2021: 34k Aug 2021: 32k Sep 2021: 33k Oct 2021: 31k Nov 2021: 31k Dec 2021: 33k Jan 2022: 30k Feb 2022: 27k Mar 2022: 30k Apr 2022: 28k May 2022: 29k Jun 2022: 28k Jul 2022: 28k Aug 2022: 28k Sep 2022: 27k Oct 2022: 27k Nov 2022: 28k Dec 2022: 29k Jan 2023: 29k Feb 2023: 27k Mar 2023: 31k Apr 2023: 29k May 2023: 31k Jun 2023: 31k Jul 2023: 32k Aug 2023: 25k Sep 2023: 24k Oct 2023: 15k Nov 2023: 10k Dec 2023: 8k Jan 2024: 6k Feb 2024: 5k Mar 2024: 4k Apr 2024: 3k May 2024: 2k Jun 2024: 2k Jul 2024: 2k Aug 2024: 1k Sep 2024: 1k Oct 2024: 1k Nov 2024: 913 Dec 2024: 843 Jan 2025: 927 Feb 2025: 732 Mar 2025: 895 Apr 2025: 958 May 2025: 1k Jun 2025: 1k Jul 2025: 1k Aug 2025: 1k Sep 2025: 1k Oct 2025: 1k Nov 2025: 1k Dec 2025: 1k Jan 2026: 2k Feb 2026: 1k Mar 2026: 2k Apr 2026: 2k May 2026: 2k

Source: NHSBSA Prescription Cost Analysis, to May 2026

Liraglutide versus Dapagliflozin, May 2026
Measure Liraglutide Dapagliflozin
Items, May 2026 1,508 1,158,086
Items, last 12 months 16,794 12,142,822
Net ingredient cost, May 2026 £109,555 £6,553,409

See the full profile for Liraglutide or Dapagliflozin.