Metformin hydrochloride
National NHS prescribing (Prescription Cost Analysis) · Drugs used in diabetes
Metformin hydrochloride was the 9th most-dispensed medicine in England in March 2026, with 2,331,945 items, up 5.7% on a year earlier.
2,331,945items
Dispensed in March 2026
NHSBSA Prescription Cost Analysis
£5,257,359
Net ingredient cost · March 2026
NHSBSA PCA
27,395,015items
Dispensed in the last 12 months
NHSBSA PCA
Figure 1. Metformin hydrochloride: national items dispensed by month
Source: NHSBSA Prescription Cost Analysis, to March 2026
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The individual products dispensed under Metformin hydrochloride, by items this month.
| Presentation | Items | Net ingredient cost |
|---|---|---|
| Metformin 500mg tablets | 1,226,905 | £2,200,620 |
| Metformin 500mg modified-release tablets | 595,872 | £1,311,340 |
| Metformin 1g modified-release tablets | 308,311 | £559,224 |
| Sukkarto SR 500mg tablets | 52,654 | £304,369 |
| Sukkarto SR 1000mg tablets | 33,695 | £180,859 |
| Metformin 850mg tablets | 31,604 | £28,759 |
| Glucophage SR 500mg tablets | 12,489 | £87,134 |
| Yaltormin SR 500mg tablets | 12,323 | £40,601 |
| Yaltormin SR 1000mg tablets | 9,761 | £33,943 |
| Metformin 500mg/5ml oral solution sugar free | 9,434 | £159,987 |
| Metformin 750mg modified-release tablets | 9,002 | £23,950 |
| Glucophage 500mg tablets | 7,736 | £27,800 |
| Glucophage SR 1000mg tablets | 5,244 | £36,020 |
| Metformin 1g tablets | 4,949 | £62,911 |
| Axpinet 500mg tablets | 4,035 | £7,385 |
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