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Empagliflozin/linagliptin

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

Empagliflozin/linagliptin was ranked 932nd of 1,796 medicines by items in May 2026, with 719 items, down 13.8% on a year earlier.

719items -13.8%

Dispensed in May 2026

7,711items

Rolling 12 months

£46,205

Net ingredient cost · May 2026

Figure 1. Empagliflozin/linagliptin: national items dispensed by month

0 585.5 1k Jan 2021 Nov 2021 Sep 2022 Jul 2023 May 2024 Mar 2025 Jul 2026 1,171 Jan 2021: 224 Feb 2021: 212 Mar 2021: 254 Apr 2021: 246 May 2021: 252 Jun 2021: 272 Jul 2021: 324 Aug 2021: 309 Sep 2021: 341 Oct 2021: 347 Nov 2021: 401 Dec 2021: 398 Jan 2022: 400 Feb 2022: 389 Mar 2022: 446 Apr 2022: 446 May 2022: 463 Jun 2022: 477 Jul 2022: 466 Aug 2022: 522 Sep 2022: 558 Oct 2022: 525 Nov 2022: 586 Dec 2022: 572 Jan 2023: 605 Feb 2023: 530 Mar 2023: 629 Apr 2023: 559 May 2023: 623 Jun 2023: 611 Jul 2023: 629 Aug 2023: 650 Sep 2023: 634 Oct 2023: 678 Nov 2023: 685 Dec 2023: 676 Jan 2024: 754 Feb 2024: 667 Mar 2024: 709 Apr 2024: 727 May 2024: 771 Jun 2024: 682 Jul 2024: 819 Aug 2024: 755 Sep 2024: 780 Oct 2024: 821 Nov 2024: 794 Dec 2024: 779 Jan 2025: 847 Feb 2025: 763 Mar 2025: 779 Apr 2025: 748 May 2025: 834 Jun 2025: 774 Jul 2025: 887 Aug 2025: 788 Sep 2025: 821 Oct 2025: 833 Nov 2025: 766 Dec 2025: 833 Jan 2026: 771 Feb 2026: 682 Mar 2026: 773 Apr 2026: 725 May 2026: 719 Jun 2026: 743 Jul 2026: 1k

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 £64.26
  • Year on year Down 13.8% 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 Empagliflozin/linagliptin this month.

Presentations of Empagliflozin/linagliptin, May 2026
Presentation BNF code Items Net ingredient cost
Glyxambi 25mg/5mg tablets 0601023AYBBABAB 438 £29,421
Glyxambi 10mg/5mg tablets 0601023AYBBAAAA 281 £16,784

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

Where Empagliflozin/linagliptin is dispensed

The regions and dispensing practices with the highest Empagliflozin/linagliptin volumes.

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

Compare Empagliflozin/linagliptin with

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

Download this data

The monthly series for Empagliflozin/linagliptin 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.