Medicines
Endocrine System
Drugs used in diabetes
Canagliflozin/metformin

Canagliflozin/metformin

Name: Canagliflozin/metformin NHS prescribing in England
Creator: PharmaInsight
License: https://www.nationalarchives.gov.uk/doc/open-government-licence/version/3/

Endocrine System Drugs used in diabetes BNF 0601023AP

Data updated May 2026 Download CSV

Canagliflozin/metformin was ranked 993rd of 1,796 medicines by items in May 2026, with 494 items, down 12.1% on a year earlier.

494items -12.1%

Dispensed in May 2026

5,395items

Rolling 12 months

£20,251

Net ingredient cost · May 2026

Figure 1. Canagliflozin/metformin: national items dispensed by month

Source: NHSBSA Prescription Cost Analysis, to May 2026

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At a glance

Therapeutic class Drugs used in diabetes
Presentations 2 shown
Average cost / item £40.99
Year on year Down 12.1% on a year earlier

What this is

Net ingredient cost is the list price before discounts and dispensing fees, not what the NHS finally pays.

Where Canagliflozin/metformin is dispensed

The regions and dispensing practices with the highest Canagliflozin/metformin volumes.

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Top dispensing practices

Regional volumes from NHSBSA Prescription Cost Analysis; practice volumes from NHS dispensing data.

Compare Canagliflozin/metformin with

Other medicines in the same BNF section, by prescribing volume.

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The monthly series for Canagliflozin/metformin is in this page's CSV. For the ranked national series across every medicine, with the method and caveats documented, see the most-prescribed medicines dataset in our open data catalogue.

Presentation	BNF code	Items	Net ingredient cost
Vokanamet 50mg/1000mg tablets	0601023APBBABAB	384	£15,908
Vokanamet 50mg/850mg tablets	0601023APBBAAAA	110	£4,343