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Linagliptin

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

Linagliptin was ranked 119th of 1,792 medicines by items in May 2026, with 195,877 items, down 12.3% on a year earlier.

195,877items -12.3%

Dispensed in May 2026

2,527,267items

Rolling 12 months

£5,753,659

Net ingredient cost · May 2026

Figure 1. Linagliptin: national items dispensed by month

0 121k 242k Jan 2021 Nov 2021 Sep 2022 Jul 2023 May 2024 Mar 2025 May 2026 195,877 Jan 2021: 192k Feb 2021: 182k Mar 2021: 205k Apr 2021: 200k May 2021: 192k Jun 2021: 207k Jul 2021: 208k Aug 2021: 202k Sep 2021: 209k Oct 2021: 203k Nov 2021: 211k Dec 2021: 220k Jan 2022: 209k Feb 2022: 196k Mar 2022: 221k Apr 2022: 209k May 2022: 219k Jun 2022: 212k Jul 2022: 213k Aug 2022: 220k Sep 2022: 217k Oct 2022: 214k Nov 2022: 218k Dec 2022: 219k Jan 2023: 218k Feb 2023: 200k Mar 2023: 227k Apr 2023: 205k May 2023: 220k Jun 2023: 224k Jul 2023: 220k Aug 2023: 228k Sep 2023: 223k Oct 2023: 227k Nov 2023: 231k Dec 2023: 228k Jan 2024: 235k Feb 2024: 222k Mar 2024: 224k Apr 2024: 231k May 2024: 236k Jun 2024: 222k Jul 2024: 242k Aug 2024: 232k Sep 2024: 226k Oct 2024: 238k Nov 2024: 225k Dec 2024: 230k Jan 2025: 233k Feb 2025: 207k Mar 2025: 217k Apr 2025: 218k May 2025: 223k Jun 2025: 216k Jul 2025: 229k Aug 2025: 209k Sep 2025: 217k Oct 2025: 222k Nov 2025: 203k Dec 2025: 222k Jan 2026: 211k Feb 2026: 192k Mar 2026: 207k Apr 2026: 203k May 2026: 196k

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 £29.37
  • Year on year Down 12.3% 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 Linagliptin this month.

Presentations of Linagliptin, May 2026
Presentation BNF code Items Net ingredient cost
Trajenta 5mg tablets 0601023AEBBAAAA 195,877 £5,753,659

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

Where Linagliptin is dispensed

The regions and dispensing practices with the highest Linagliptin volumes.

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

Compare Linagliptin with

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