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Biphasic insulin lispro vs Glucose blood testing reagents

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

Glucose blood testing reagents was dispensed 24.2× as often as Biphasic insulin lispro in May 2026 — 396,242 items versus 16,340 in England.

16,340items

Biphasic insulin lispro · May 2026

NHSBSA Prescription Cost Analysis

396,242items

Glucose blood testing reagents · May 2026

NHSBSA Prescription Cost Analysis

Figure 1. Biphasic insulin lispro versus Glucose blood testing reagents: national items dispensed by month

▬ Biphasic insulin lispro   ·   ╌ Glucose blood testing reagents

0 284k 568k Jan 2021 Nov 2021 Sep 2022 Jul 2023 May 2024 Mar 2025 May 2026 Glucose blood te… 16,340 Jan 2021: 24k Feb 2021: 22k Mar 2021: 25k Apr 2021: 24k May 2021: 23k Jun 2021: 24k Jul 2021: 24k Aug 2021: 23k Sep 2021: 24k Oct 2021: 23k Nov 2021: 23k Dec 2021: 25k Jan 2022: 23k Feb 2022: 21k Mar 2022: 24k Apr 2022: 22k May 2022: 23k Jun 2022: 22k Jul 2022: 22k Aug 2022: 22k Sep 2022: 22k Oct 2022: 22k Nov 2022: 22k Dec 2022: 23k Jan 2023: 22k Feb 2023: 20k Mar 2023: 23k Apr 2023: 20k May 2023: 21k Jun 2023: 22k Jul 2023: 21k Aug 2023: 21k Sep 2023: 21k Oct 2023: 21k Nov 2023: 21k Dec 2023: 21k Jan 2024: 21k Feb 2024: 20k Mar 2024: 20k Apr 2024: 21k May 2024: 21k Jun 2024: 19k Jul 2024: 21k Aug 2024: 20k Sep 2024: 19k Oct 2024: 20k Nov 2024: 19k Dec 2024: 20k Jan 2025: 20k Feb 2025: 17k Mar 2025: 18k Apr 2025: 19k May 2025: 19k Jun 2025: 18k Jul 2025: 19k Aug 2025: 17k Sep 2025: 18k Oct 2025: 19k Nov 2025: 17k Dec 2025: 19k Jan 2026: 17k Feb 2026: 16k Mar 2026: 17k Apr 2026: 17k May 2026: 16k

Source: NHSBSA Prescription Cost Analysis, to May 2026

Biphasic insulin lispro versus Glucose blood testing reagents, May 2026
Measure Biphasic insulin lispro Glucose blood testing reagents
Items, May 2026 16,340 396,242
Items, last 12 months 210,859 5,101,256
Net ingredient cost, May 2026 £934,625 £5,188,321

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