Metformin hydrochloride vs Metformin hydrochloride/pioglitazone

National NHS prescribing compared (Prescription Cost Analysis)

Data updated March 2026

Metformin hydrochloride was dispensed 4,027.5× as often as Metformin hydrochloride/pioglitazone in March 2026 — 2,331,945 items versus 579 in England.

2,331,945items

Metformin hydrochloride · March 2026

NHSBSA Prescription Cost Analysis

579items

Metformin hydrochloride/pioglitazone · March 2026

NHSBSA Prescription Cost Analysis

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

▬ Metformin hydrochloride · ╌ Metformin hydrochloride/pioglitazone

Source: NHSBSA Prescription Cost Analysis, to March 2026

Metformin hydrochloride versus Metformin hydrochloride/pioglitazone, March 2026
Measure	Metformin hydrochloride	Metformin hydrochloride/pioglitazone
Items, March 2026	2,331,945	579
Items, last 12 months	27,395,015	7,704
Net ingredient cost, March 2026	£5,257,359	£24,576

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