Pioglitazone hydrochloride

National NHS prescribing (Prescription Cost Analysis) · Drugs used in diabetes

Data updated March 2026

Pioglitazone hydrochloride was ranked 307th of 1,794 medicines by items in March 2026, with 37,346 items, down 8.4% on a year earlier.

37,346items

Dispensed in March 2026

NHSBSA Prescription Cost Analysis

£327,091

Net ingredient cost · March 2026

NHSBSA PCA

471,511items

Dispensed in the last 12 months

NHSBSA PCA

Figure 1. Pioglitazone hydrochloride: national items dispensed by month

Source: NHSBSA Prescription Cost Analysis, to March 2026

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Top presentations, March 2026

The individual products dispensed under Pioglitazone hydrochloride, by items this month.

Presentations of Pioglitazone hydrochloride, March 2026
Presentation	Items	Net ingredient cost
Pioglitazone 30mg tablets	15,699	£57,223
Pioglitazone 15mg tablets	11,067	£45,431
Pioglitazone 45mg tablets	10,579	£224,401
Actos 30mg tablets	1	£36

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