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Alogliptin/metformin vs Glucose blood testing reagents

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

Glucose blood testing reagents was dispensed 120.1× as often as Alogliptin/metformin in May 2026 — 396,242 items versus 3,298 in England.

3,298items

Alogliptin/metformin · May 2026

NHSBSA Prescription Cost Analysis

396,242items

Glucose blood testing reagents · May 2026

NHSBSA Prescription Cost Analysis

Figure 1. Alogliptin/metformin versus Glucose blood testing reagents: national items dispensed by month

▬ Alogliptin/metformin   ·   ╌ Glucose blood testing reagents

0 284k 568k Jan 2021 Nov 2021 Sep 2022 Jul 2023 May 2024 Mar 2025 May 2026 Glucose blood te… 3,298 Jan 2021: 6k Feb 2021: 6k Mar 2021: 7k Apr 2021: 6k May 2021: 6k Jun 2021: 6k Jul 2021: 6k Aug 2021: 6k Sep 2021: 6k Oct 2021: 6k Nov 2021: 6k Dec 2021: 6k Jan 2022: 6k Feb 2022: 6k Mar 2022: 6k Apr 2022: 6k May 2022: 6k Jun 2022: 6k Jul 2022: 6k Aug 2022: 6k Sep 2022: 6k Oct 2022: 6k Nov 2022: 6k Dec 2022: 6k Jan 2023: 6k Feb 2023: 5k Mar 2023: 6k Apr 2023: 5k May 2023: 6k Jun 2023: 6k Jul 2023: 6k Aug 2023: 6k Sep 2023: 6k Oct 2023: 6k Nov 2023: 6k Dec 2023: 6k Jan 2024: 6k Feb 2024: 5k Mar 2024: 5k Apr 2024: 6k May 2024: 6k Jun 2024: 5k Jul 2024: 5k Aug 2024: 5k Sep 2024: 5k Oct 2024: 5k Nov 2024: 5k Dec 2024: 5k Jan 2025: 5k Feb 2025: 4k Mar 2025: 4k Apr 2025: 4k May 2025: 4k Jun 2025: 4k Jul 2025: 4k Aug 2025: 4k Sep 2025: 4k Oct 2025: 4k Nov 2025: 4k Dec 2025: 4k Jan 2026: 4k Feb 2026: 3k Mar 2026: 4k Apr 2026: 3k May 2026: 3k

Source: NHSBSA Prescription Cost Analysis, to May 2026

Alogliptin/metformin versus Glucose blood testing reagents, May 2026
Measure Alogliptin/metformin Glucose blood testing reagents
Items, May 2026 3,298 396,242
Items, last 12 months 45,494 5,101,256
Net ingredient cost, May 2026 £96,655 £5,188,321

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