Metformin hydrochloride
Metformin hydrochloride was the 9th most-dispensed medicine in England in May 2026, with 2,247,052 items, down 2.6% on a year earlier.
Dispensed in May 2026
Rolling 12 months
Net ingredient cost · May 2026
Figure 1. Metformin hydrochloride: 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 15 shown
- Average cost / item £2.21
- Year on year Down 2.6% on a year earlier
Top presentations, May 2026
The individual products dispensed under Metformin hydrochloride this month.
| Presentation | BNF code | Items | Net ingredient cost |
|---|---|---|---|
| Metformin 500mg tablets | 0601022B0AAABAB | 1,162,974 | £2,127,189 |
| Metformin 500mg modified-release tablets | 0601022B0AAASAS | 594,074 | £1,224,838 |
| Metformin 1g modified-release tablets | 0601022B0AAAVAV | 301,392 | £568,453 |
| Sukkarto SR 500mg tablets | 0601022B0BMABAS | 49,248 | £285,107 |
| Sukkarto SR 1000mg tablets | 0601022B0BMAAAV | 31,367 | £166,726 |
| Metformin 850mg tablets | 0601022B0AAADAD | 29,147 | £28,249 |
| Glucophage SR 500mg tablets | 0601022B0BBACAS | 11,764 | £81,675 |
| Yaltormin SR 500mg tablets | 0601022B0BPAAAS | 11,401 | £37,990 |
| Metformin 500mg/5ml oral solution sugar free | 0601022B0AAARAR | 9,404 | £127,211 |
| Yaltormin SR 1000mg tablets | 0601022B0BPACAV | 9,273 | £31,521 |
| Metformin 750mg modified-release tablets | 0601022B0AAATAT | 8,585 | £21,175 |
| Glucophage 500mg tablets | 0601022B0BBAAAB | 7,228 | £25,698 |
| Glucophage SR 1000mg tablets | 0601022B0BBAEAV | 4,866 | £33,443 |
| Metformin 1g tablets | 0601022B0AABABA | 4,827 | £33,889 |
| Axpinet 500mg tablets | 0601022B0BSAAAB | 3,851 | £7,025 |
Source: NHSBSA Prescription Cost Analysis · to May 2026 OGL v3.0
Where Metformin hydrochloride is dispensed
The regions and dispensing practices with the highest Metformin hydrochloride volumes.
Top regions
Top dispensing practices
- Modality Partnership (awc) 32,826
- The Ridings Medical Group 22,653
- Beacon Medical Practice 19,274
- James Street Group Pract 15,686
- Westrop Medical Practice 15,657
- Stanmore Medical Group 14,355
Regional volumes from NHSBSA Prescription Cost Analysis; practice volumes from NHS dispensing data.
Compare Metformin hydrochloride with
Other medicines in the same BNF section, by prescribing volume.
Download this data
The monthly series for Metformin hydrochloride 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.