Metformin hydrochloride/sitagliptin vs Dapagliflozin

National NHS prescribing compared (Prescription Cost Analysis)

Data updated March 2026

Dapagliflozin was dispensed 119.8× as often as Metformin hydrochloride/sitagliptin in March 2026 — 1,120,842 items versus 9,355 in England.

9,355items

Metformin hydrochloride/sitagliptin · March 2026

NHSBSA Prescription Cost Analysis

1,120,842items

Dapagliflozin · March 2026

NHSBSA Prescription Cost Analysis

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

▬ Metformin hydrochloride/sitagliptin · ╌ Dapagliflozin

Source: NHSBSA Prescription Cost Analysis, to March 2026

Metformin hydrochloride/sitagliptin versus Dapagliflozin, March 2026
Measure	Metformin hydrochloride/sitagliptin	Dapagliflozin
Items, March 2026	9,355	1,120,842
Items, last 12 months	115,781	11,570,596
Net ingredient cost, March 2026	£72,318	£8,162,552