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Acarbose vs Glucose blood testing reagents

National NHS prescribing compared (Prescription Cost Analysis)
Data updated March 2026

Glucose blood testing reagents was dispensed 236.4× as often as Acarbose in March 2026 — 421,425 items versus 1,783 in England.

1,783items

Acarbose · March 2026

NHSBSA Prescription Cost Analysis

421,425items

Glucose blood testing reagents · March 2026

NHSBSA Prescription Cost Analysis

Figure 1. Acarbose versus Glucose blood testing reagents: national items dispensed by month

▬ Acarbose   ·   ╌ Glucose blood testing reagents

Glucose blood te… 1,783

Source: NHSBSA Prescription Cost Analysis, to March 2026

Acarbose versus Glucose blood testing reagents, March 2026
Measure Acarbose Glucose blood testing reagents
Items, March 2026 1,783 421,425
Items, last 12 months 19,849 5,187,122
Net ingredient cost, March 2026 £41,675 £5,550,509

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