Diabetic Drug Prices

ACE Inhibitors

Name of drug	Strength	Cost (£) for 28 unit doses
Lisinopril	5mg 10mg 20mg	4.95 6.77 7.50
Perindopril	2 mg 4mg 8mg	12.42 12.42 12.42 (From the clinical data available, it is the least potent and potentially the most expensive of the three mentioned ACE Inhibitors)
Ramipril	2.5mg 5mg 10mg	7.32 10.07 13.88

Angiotensin 2 Receptor Antagonists

Name of drug	Strength	Cost (£) for 28 unit doses
Candersartan	2mg 4mg 8mg 16mg	11.96 12.95 14.95 17.75
Irbesartan	75mg 150mg 300mg	14.80 16.45 22.21
Valsartan	40mg 80mg 160mg	14.76 16.44 21.66

Diuretic

Name of drug	Strength	Cost (£) for 28 unit doses
Bendroflumethiazide	2.5mg	0.74
Indapamide Indapamide SR	2.5mg 1.5	2.82 4.47

Name of drug	Strength	Cost (£)
Metformin	500mg 850mg	2.26 For 84 tablets 2.37 for 56 tablets

Sulphonylurea

Name of drug	Strength	Cost (£) for 28 unit doses
Gliclazide	80mg	2.47
Gliclazide SR	30mg MR	4.00
Glipizide	2.5mg 5mg	1.48 1.26
Glimepiride	1mg 2mg 3mg 4mg	4.12 6.77 10.21 13.52

Glitazone

Name of drug	Strength	Cost (£) for 28 unit doses
Pioglitazone	15mg 30mg 45mg	26.60 36.96 36.96
Rosiglitazone	4mg 8mg	26.60 54.60

Secretagogues

Name of drug	Strength	Cost (£) for 28 unit doses
Repaglinide	0.5mg 1mg 2mg	3.76 3.81 3.81
Nateglinide	60mg 120mg 180mg	6.58 7.50 7.50

Name of drug	Strength	Cost (£) for 28 unit doses
Acarbose	50mg 100mg	3.01 3.89

Fibrates

Name of drug	Strength	Cost (£) for 28 unit doses
Fenofibrate	200mg 267mg	17.95 21.75
Supralip	160mg	14.75

Statins

Name of drug	Strength	Cost (£) for 28 unit doses
Simvastatin	10mg 20mg 40mg 80mg	11.99 16.00 21.00 28.77
Atorvastatin	10mg 20mg 40mg 80mg	18.03 29.69 29.69 29.69

Based on Drug Tariff and mims May 2004