Semaglutide
National NHS prescribing (Prescription Cost Analysis) · Drugs used in diabetes
Semaglutide was ranked 155th of 1,794 medicines by items in March 2026, with 134,573 items, up 5.3% on a year earlier.
134,573items
Dispensed in March 2026
NHSBSA Prescription Cost Analysis
£11,551,773
Net ingredient cost · March 2026
NHSBSA PCA
1,550,021items
Dispensed in the last 12 months
NHSBSA PCA
Figure 1. Semaglutide: national items dispensed by month
Source: NHSBSA Prescription Cost Analysis, to March 2026
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The individual products dispensed under Semaglutide, by items this month.
| Presentation | Items | Net ingredient cost |
|---|---|---|
| Ozempic 1mg/0.74ml inj 3ml pre-filled pens | 38,419 | £3,326,576 |
| Rybelsus 9mg tablets | 26,227 | £2,224,159 |
| Rybelsus 4mg tablets | 19,485 | £1,653,512 |
| Ozempic 0.5mg/0.37ml inj 1.5ml pre-filled pens | 13,906 | £1,120,945 |
| Rybelsus 1.5mg tablets | 8,831 | £712,579 |
| Ozempic 0.25mg/0.19ml inj 1.5ml pre-filled pens | 8,362 | £661,448 |
| Rybelsus 7mg tablets | 6,708 | £621,248 |
| Rybelsus 14mg tablets | 5,976 | £544,102 |
| Rybelsus 3mg tablets | 2,398 | £212,916 |
| Semaglutide 0.5mg/0.37ml inj 1.5ml pf dispos dev | 2,229 | £193,380 |
| Wegovy FlexTouch 1.7mg/0.75ml inj 3ml pre-filled pens | 572 | £82,812 |
| Wegovy FlexTouch 2.4mg/0.75ml inj 3ml pre-filled pens | 504 | £112,688 |
| Wegovy FlexTouch 1mg/0.75ml inj 3ml pre-filled pens | 491 | £43,071 |
| Wegovy FlexTouch 0.25mg/0.37ml inj 1.5ml pre-filled pens | 235 | £20,364 |
| Wegovy FlexTouch 0.5mg/0.37ml inj 1.5ml pre-filled pens | 193 | £16,262 |
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