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Canagliflozin/metformin vs Glucose blood testing reagents

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

Glucose blood testing reagents was dispensed 802.1× as often as Canagliflozin/metformin in May 2026 — 396,242 items versus 494 in England.

494items

Canagliflozin/metformin · May 2026

NHSBSA Prescription Cost Analysis

396,242items

Glucose blood testing reagents · May 2026

NHSBSA Prescription Cost Analysis

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

▬ Canagliflozin/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… 494 Jan 2021: 1k Feb 2021: 963 Mar 2021: 1k Apr 2021: 1k May 2021: 1k Jun 2021: 1k Jul 2021: 1k Aug 2021: 1k Sep 2021: 1k Oct 2021: 1k Nov 2021: 1k Dec 2021: 1k Jan 2022: 1k Feb 2022: 1k Mar 2022: 1k Apr 2022: 1k May 2022: 1k Jun 2022: 1k Jul 2022: 1k Aug 2022: 1k Sep 2022: 1k Oct 2022: 1k Nov 2022: 1k Dec 2022: 1k Jan 2023: 1k Feb 2023: 959 Mar 2023: 1k Apr 2023: 943 May 2023: 1k Jun 2023: 971 Jul 2023: 962 Aug 2023: 987 Sep 2023: 949 Oct 2023: 971 Nov 2023: 940 Dec 2023: 868 Jan 2024: 854 Feb 2024: 618 Mar 2024: 650 Apr 2024: 710 May 2024: 654 Jun 2024: 611 Jul 2024: 654 Aug 2024: 643 Sep 2024: 585 Oct 2024: 599 Nov 2024: 544 Dec 2024: 615 Jan 2025: 517 Feb 2025: 577 Mar 2025: 566 Apr 2025: 563 May 2025: 562 Jun 2025: 582 Jul 2025: 610 Aug 2025: 561 Sep 2025: 558 Oct 2025: 571 Nov 2025: 539 Dec 2025: 576 Jan 2026: 554 Feb 2026: 485 Mar 2026: 526 Apr 2026: 531 May 2026: 494

Source: NHSBSA Prescription Cost Analysis, to May 2026

Canagliflozin/metformin versus Glucose blood testing reagents, May 2026
Measure Canagliflozin/metformin Glucose blood testing reagents
Items, May 2026 494 396,242
Items, last 12 months 6,587 5,101,256
Net ingredient cost, May 2026 £20,251 £5,188,321

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