Gliclazide
National NHS prescribing (Prescription Cost Analysis) · Drugs used in diabetes
Gliclazide was ranked 49th of 1,794 medicines by items in March 2026, with 488,027 items, little changed on a year earlier.
488,027items
Dispensed in March 2026
NHSBSA Prescription Cost Analysis
£924,868
Net ingredient cost · March 2026
NHSBSA PCA
5,853,611items
Dispensed in the last 12 months
NHSBSA PCA
Figure 1. Gliclazide: national items dispensed by month
Source: NHSBSA Prescription Cost Analysis, to March 2026
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The individual products dispensed under Gliclazide, by items this month.
| Presentation | Items | Net ingredient cost |
|---|---|---|
| Gliclazide 80mg tablets | 288,643 | £511,546 |
| Gliclazide 40mg tablets | 145,649 | £179,253 |
| Gliclazide 30mg modified-release tablets | 40,445 | £82,964 |
| Gliclazide 60mg modified-release tablets | 10,022 | £129,928 |
| Gliclazide 160mg tablets | 2,571 | £14,305 |
| Diamicron 30mg MR tablets | 478 | £3,360 |
| Gliclazide 80mg/5ml oral suspension | 63 | £1,226 |
| Gliclazide 40mg/5ml oral suspension | 51 | £1,446 |
| Zicron 40mg tablets | 51 | £438 |
| Edicil MR 30mg tablets | 21 | £106 |
| Lamzarin 60mg modified-release tablets | 15 | £205 |
| Vamju 30mg modified-release tablets | 6 | £7 |
| Lamzarin 30mg modified-release tablets | 5 | £28 |
| Glydex 160mg tablets | 3 | £10 |
| Ziclaseg 30mg modified-release tablets | 2 | £33 |
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