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Metformin hydrochloride/sitagliptin

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

Metformin hydrochloride/sitagliptin was ranked 518th of 1,796 medicines by items in May 2026, with 8,726 items, down 15.6% on a year earlier.

8,726items -15.6%

Dispensed in May 2026

93,306items

Rolling 12 months

£66,564

Net ingredient cost · May 2026

Figure 1. Metformin hydrochloride/sitagliptin: national items dispensed by month

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Source: NHSBSA Prescription Cost Analysis, to May 2026

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At a glance

  • Therapeutic class Drugs used in diabetes
  • Presentations 3 shown
  • Average cost / item £7.63
  • Year on year Down 15.6% 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 Metformin hydrochloride/sitagliptin this month.

Presentations of Metformin hydrochloride/sitagliptin, May 2026
Presentation BNF code Items Net ingredient cost
Sitagliptin 50mg / Metformin 1g tablets 0601023ADAAAAAA 7,929 £36,602
Janumet 50mg/1000mg tablets 0601023ADBBAAAA 766 £28,667
Sitagliptin 50mg / Metformin 850mg tablets 0601023ADAAABAB 31 £1,295

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

Where Metformin hydrochloride/sitagliptin is dispensed

The regions and dispensing practices with the highest Metformin hydrochloride/sitagliptin volumes.

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

Compare Metformin hydrochloride/sitagliptin with

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

Download this data

The monthly series for Metformin hydrochloride/sitagliptin 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.