Gliclazide
Endocrine System
Drugs used in diabetes
BNF 0601021M0
Data updated May 2026
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Gliclazide was ranked 49th of 1,792 medicines by items in May 2026, with 462,721 items, down 8.0% on a year earlier.
462,721items
-8%
Dispensed in May 2026
5,799,719items
Rolling 12 months
£872,639
Net ingredient cost · May 2026
Figure 1. Gliclazide: 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 15 shown
- Average cost / item £1.89
- Year on year Down 8.0% 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 Gliclazide this month.
| Presentation | BNF code | Items | Net ingredient cost |
|---|---|---|---|
| Gliclazide 80mg tablets | 0601021M0AAAAAA | 272,505 | £488,542 |
| Gliclazide 40mg tablets | 0601021M0AAARAR | 138,373 | £172,789 |
| Gliclazide 30mg modified-release tablets | 0601021M0AAAMAM | 38,818 | £77,569 |
| Gliclazide 60mg modified-release tablets | 0601021M0AAATAT | 9,607 | £111,284 |
| Gliclazide 160mg tablets | 0601021M0AAAVAV | 2,787 | £16,073 |
| Diamicron 30mg MR tablets | 0601021M0BBABAM | 440 | £3,155 |
| Gliclazide 40mg/5ml oral suspension | 0601021M0AAAUAU | 56 | £1,530 |
| Gliclazide 80mg/5ml oral suspension | 0601021M0AAASAS | 55 | £1,107 |
| Zicron 40mg tablets | 0601021M0BIAAAR | 38 | £297 |
| Edicil MR 30mg tablets | 0601021M0BGAAAM | 21 | £125 |
| Lamzarin 60mg modified-release tablets | 0601021M0BQABAT | 9 | £69 |
| Lamzarin 30mg modified-release tablets | 0601021M0BQAAAM | 7 | £48 |
| Diamicron 80mg tablets | 0601021M0BBAAAA | 2 | £8 |
| Ziclaseg 30mg modified-release tablets | 0601021M0BLAAAM | 2 | £33 |
| Zicron PR 30mg tablets | 0601021M0BIABAM | 1 | £8 |
Source: NHSBSA Prescription Cost Analysis · to May 2026 OGL v3.0
Where Gliclazide is dispensed
The regions and dispensing practices with the highest Gliclazide volumes.
Top regions
Top dispensing practices
- Munro Medical Centre 4,553
- The Roxton Practice 4,467
- Vida Healthcare 4,074
- Alnwick Medical Group 4,022
- Beacon Medical Practice 4,022
- Holderness Health 3,105
Regional volumes from NHSBSA Prescription Cost Analysis; practice volumes from NHS dispensing data.
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Other medicines in the same BNF section, by prescribing volume.