Skip to content
PharmaInsight

Metformin hydrochloride vs Exenatide

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

Metformin hydrochloride was dispensed 21,999.5× as often as Exenatide in March 2026 — 2,331,945 items versus 106 in England.

2,331,945items

Metformin hydrochloride · March 2026

NHSBSA Prescription Cost Analysis

106items

Exenatide · March 2026

NHSBSA Prescription Cost Analysis

Figure 1. Metformin hydrochloride versus Exenatide: national items dispensed by month

▬ Metformin hydrochloride   ·   ╌ Exenatide

Exenatide 2,331,945

Source: NHSBSA Prescription Cost Analysis, to March 2026

Metformin hydrochloride versus Exenatide, March 2026
Measure Metformin hydrochloride Exenatide
Items, March 2026 2,331,945 106
Items, last 12 months 27,395,015 13,783
Net ingredient cost, March 2026 £5,257,359 £9,973

See the full profile for Metformin hydrochloride or Exenatide.