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Glipizide

Endocrine System Drugs used in diabetes BNF 0601021P0
Data updated May 2026 Download CSV

Glipizide was ranked 975th of 1,792 medicines by items in May 2026, with 552 items, down 17.1% on a year earlier.

552items -17.1%

Dispensed in May 2026

7,412items

Rolling 12 months

£1,640

Net ingredient cost · May 2026

Figure 1. Glipizide: national items dispensed by month

0 1k 2k Jan 2021 Nov 2021 Sep 2022 Jul 2023 May 2024 Mar 2025 May 2026 552 Jan 2021: 2k Feb 2021: 2k Mar 2021: 2k Apr 2021: 2k May 2021: 2k Jun 2021: 2k Jul 2021: 2k Aug 2021: 1k Sep 2021: 988 Oct 2021: 688 Nov 2021: 998 Dec 2021: 886 Jan 2022: 897 Feb 2022: 754 Mar 2022: 882 Apr 2022: 798 May 2022: 839 Jun 2022: 788 Jul 2022: 849 Aug 2022: 818 Sep 2022: 849 Oct 2022: 792 Nov 2022: 820 Dec 2022: 806 Jan 2023: 821 Feb 2023: 734 Mar 2023: 806 Apr 2023: 722 May 2023: 736 Jun 2023: 779 Jul 2023: 735 Aug 2023: 766 Sep 2023: 778 Oct 2023: 735 Nov 2023: 764 Dec 2023: 700 Jan 2024: 749 Feb 2024: 682 Mar 2024: 684 Apr 2024: 768 May 2024: 760 Jun 2024: 691 Jul 2024: 785 Aug 2024: 771 Sep 2024: 740 Oct 2024: 719 Nov 2024: 724 Dec 2024: 690 Jan 2025: 687 Feb 2025: 633 Mar 2025: 657 Apr 2025: 670 May 2025: 666 Jun 2025: 650 Jul 2025: 645 Aug 2025: 641 Sep 2025: 660 Oct 2025: 666 Nov 2025: 626 Dec 2025: 662 Jan 2026: 580 Feb 2026: 555 Mar 2026: 611 Apr 2026: 564 May 2026: 552

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 £2.97
  • Year on year Down 17.1% 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.

Top presentations, May 2026

The individual products dispensed under Glipizide this month.

Presentations of Glipizide, May 2026
Presentation BNF code Items Net ingredient cost
Glipizide 5mg tablets 0601021P0AAABAB 544 £1,601
Minodiab 5mg tablets 0601021P0BCADAB 8 £39

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

Where Glipizide is dispensed

The regions and dispensing practices with the highest Glipizide volumes.

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

Compare Glipizide with

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