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Diazoxide vs Glucose blood testing reagents

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

Glucose blood testing reagents was dispensed 1,851.6× as often as Diazoxide in May 2026 — 396,242 items versus 214 in England.

214items

Diazoxide · May 2026

NHSBSA Prescription Cost Analysis

396,242items

Glucose blood testing reagents · May 2026

NHSBSA Prescription Cost Analysis

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

▬ Diazoxide   ·   ╌ Glucose blood testing reagents

0 284k 568k Jan 2021 Dec 2021 Oct 2022 Aug 2023 Jun 2024 Apr 2025 May 2026 Glucose blood te… 214 Jan 2021: 157 Feb 2021: 162 Mar 2021: 182 Apr 2021: 180 Jun 2021: 188 Jul 2021: 196 Aug 2021: 179 Sep 2021: 174 Oct 2021: 142 Nov 2021: 159 Dec 2021: 200 Jan 2022: 171 Feb 2022: 175 Mar 2022: 202 Apr 2022: 183 May 2022: 177 Jun 2022: 193 Jul 2022: 165 Aug 2022: 159 Sep 2022: 141 Oct 2022: 140 Nov 2022: 207 Dec 2022: 181 Jan 2023: 184 Feb 2023: 124 Mar 2023: 134 Apr 2023: 189 May 2023: 201 Jun 2023: 162 Jul 2023: 169 Aug 2023: 197 Sep 2023: 217 Oct 2023: 170 Nov 2023: 176 Dec 2023: 217 Jan 2024: 202 Feb 2024: 193 Mar 2024: 187 Apr 2024: 198 May 2024: 207 Jun 2024: 201 Jul 2024: 215 Aug 2024: 209 Sep 2024: 190 Oct 2024: 186 Nov 2024: 215 Dec 2024: 185 Jan 2025: 210 Feb 2025: 182 Mar 2025: 195 Apr 2025: 183 May 2025: 186 Jun 2025: 214 Jul 2025: 204 Aug 2025: 173 Sep 2025: 195 Oct 2025: 221 Nov 2025: 197 Dec 2025: 219 Jan 2026: 216 Feb 2026: 199 Mar 2026: 218 Apr 2026: 235 May 2026: 214

Source: NHSBSA Prescription Cost Analysis, to May 2026

Diazoxide versus Glucose blood testing reagents, May 2026
Measure Diazoxide Glucose blood testing reagents
Items, May 2026 214 396,242
Items, last 12 months 2,505 5,101,256
Net ingredient cost, May 2026 £31,711 £5,188,321

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