Medicines
Endocrine System
Drugs used in diabetes
Ins degludec/liraglutide

Ins degludec/liraglutide

Name: Ins degludec/liraglutide NHS prescribing in England
Creator: PharmaInsight
License: https://www.nationalarchives.gov.uk/doc/open-government-licence/version/3/

Endocrine System Drugs used in diabetes BNF 0601023AU

Data updated May 2026 Download CSV

Ins degludec/liraglutide was ranked 916th of 1,796 medicines by items in May 2026, with 805 items, down 31.2% on a year earlier.

805items -31.2%

Dispensed in May 2026

8,917items

Rolling 12 months

£110,465

Net ingredient cost · May 2026

Figure 1. Ins degludec/liraglutide: 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 1 shown
Average cost / item £137.22
Year on year Down 31.2% 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.

Where Ins degludec/liraglutide is dispensed

The regions and dispensing practices with the highest Ins degludec/liraglutide volumes.

Top regions

Top dispensing practices

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

Compare Ins degludec/liraglutide with

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The monthly series for Ins degludec/liraglutide 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.