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Dulaglutide

Endocrine System Drugs used in diabetes BNF 0601023AQ
Data updated May 2026 Download CSV

Dulaglutide was ranked 281st of 1,792 medicines by items in May 2026, with 40,266 items, down 21.7% on a year earlier.

40,266items -21.7%

Dispensed in May 2026

539,814items

Rolling 12 months

£3,280,720

Net ingredient cost · May 2026

Figure 1. Dulaglutide: national items dispensed by month

0 56k 111k Jan 2021 Nov 2021 Sep 2022 Jul 2023 May 2024 Mar 2025 May 2026 40,266 Jan 2021: 60k Feb 2021: 58k Mar 2021: 66k Apr 2021: 66k May 2021: 65k Jun 2021: 71k Jul 2021: 75k Aug 2021: 72k Sep 2021: 77k Oct 2021: 76k Nov 2021: 80k Dec 2021: 87k Jan 2022: 83k Feb 2022: 79k Mar 2022: 92k Apr 2022: 92k May 2022: 94k Jun 2022: 93k Jul 2022: 96k Aug 2022: 101k Sep 2022: 103k Oct 2022: 101k Nov 2022: 101k Dec 2022: 102k Jan 2023: 101k Feb 2023: 94k Mar 2023: 107k Apr 2023: 98k May 2023: 106k Jun 2023: 111k Jul 2023: 111k Aug 2023: 111k Sep 2023: 107k Oct 2023: 107k Nov 2023: 108k Dec 2023: 101k Jan 2024: 90k Feb 2024: 84k Mar 2024: 86k Apr 2024: 84k May 2024: 72k Jun 2024: 66k Jul 2024: 73k Aug 2024: 63k Sep 2024: 59k Oct 2024: 61k Nov 2024: 57k Dec 2024: 55k Jan 2025: 56k Feb 2025: 49k Mar 2025: 51k Apr 2025: 50k May 2025: 51k Jun 2025: 48k Jul 2025: 51k Aug 2025: 46k Sep 2025: 47k Oct 2025: 48k Nov 2025: 44k Dec 2025: 47k Jan 2026: 44k Feb 2026: 40k Mar 2026: 43k Apr 2026: 42k May 2026: 40k

Source: NHSBSA Prescription Cost Analysis, to May 2026

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At a glance

  • Therapeutic class Drugs used in diabetes
  • Presentations 4 shown
  • Average cost / item £81.48
  • Year on year Down 21.7% 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.

Top presentations, May 2026

The individual products dispensed under Dulaglutide this month.

Presentations of Dulaglutide, May 2026
Presentation BNF code Items Net ingredient cost
Trulicity 1.5mg/0.5ml solution for injection pre-filled pens 0601023AQBBABAB 16,273 £1,338,607
Trulicity 3mg/0.5ml solution for injection pre-filled pens 0601023AQBBACAC 12,094 £983,821
Trulicity 4.5mg/0.5ml solution for injection pre-filled pens 0601023AQBBADAD 8,681 £703,108
Trulicity 0.75mg/0.5ml inj pre-filled pens 0601023AQBBAAAA 3,218 £255,185

Source: NHSBSA Prescription Cost Analysis · to May 2026 OGL v3.0

Where Dulaglutide is dispensed

The regions and dispensing practices with the highest Dulaglutide volumes.

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

Compare Dulaglutide with

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