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Sitagliptin

Endocrine System Drugs used in diabetes BNF 0601023X0
Data updated May 2026 Download CSV

Sitagliptin was ranked 94th of 1,792 medicines by items in May 2026, with 271,035 items, up 12.7% on a year earlier.

271,035items +12.7%

Dispensed in May 2026

3,123,619items

Rolling 12 months

£535,690

Net ingredient cost · May 2026

Figure 1. Sitagliptin: national items dispensed by month

0 139k 278k Jan 2021 Nov 2021 Sep 2022 Jul 2023 May 2024 Mar 2025 May 2026 271,035 Jan 2021: 192k Feb 2021: 180k Mar 2021: 200k Apr 2021: 194k May 2021: 185k Jun 2021: 196k Jul 2021: 195k Aug 2021: 186k Sep 2021: 194k Oct 2021: 185k Nov 2021: 191k Dec 2021: 198k Jan 2022: 187k Feb 2022: 175k Mar 2022: 195k Apr 2022: 182k May 2022: 189k Jun 2022: 183k Jul 2022: 181k Aug 2022: 187k Sep 2022: 184k Oct 2022: 183k Nov 2022: 183k Dec 2022: 185k Jan 2023: 183k Feb 2023: 169k Mar 2023: 190k Apr 2023: 172k May 2023: 182k Jun 2023: 185k Jul 2023: 182k Aug 2023: 187k Sep 2023: 187k Oct 2023: 191k Nov 2023: 194k Dec 2023: 194k Jan 2024: 200k Feb 2024: 191k Mar 2024: 196k Apr 2024: 205k May 2024: 210k Jun 2024: 198k Jul 2024: 217k Aug 2024: 213k Sep 2024: 210k Oct 2024: 224k Nov 2024: 219k Dec 2024: 226k Jan 2025: 232k Feb 2025: 211k Mar 2025: 226k Apr 2025: 230k May 2025: 241k Jun 2025: 236k Jul 2025: 259k Aug 2025: 242k Sep 2025: 255k Oct 2025: 264k Nov 2025: 248k Dec 2025: 275k Jan 2026: 267k Feb 2026: 252k Mar 2026: 278k Apr 2026: 277k May 2026: 271k

Source: NHSBSA Prescription Cost Analysis, to May 2026

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At a glance

  • Therapeutic class Drugs used in diabetes
  • Presentations 8 shown
  • Average cost / item £1.98
  • Year on year Up 12.7% 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 Sitagliptin this month.

Presentations of Sitagliptin, May 2026
Presentation BNF code Items Net ingredient cost
Sitagliptin 100mg tablets 0601023X0AAAAAA 218,839 £410,631
Sitagliptin 50mg tablets 0601023X0AAABAB 35,509 £52,797
Sitagliptin 25mg tablets 0601023X0AAACAC 15,809 £21,623
Januvia 100mg tablets 0601023X0BBAAAA 426 £16,358
Sitagliptin 100mg/5ml oral solution sugar free 0601023X0AAAFAF 344 £26,610
Januvia 50mg tablets 0601023X0BBABAB 84 £4,158
Januvia 25mg tablets 0601023X0BBACAC 22 £931
Sitagliptin 125mg/5ml oral solution sugar free 0601023X0AAAGAG 2 £2,581

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

Where Sitagliptin is dispensed

The regions and dispensing practices with the highest Sitagliptin volumes.

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

Compare Sitagliptin with

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