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Empagliflozin/linagliptin vs Glucose blood testing reagents

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

Glucose blood testing reagents was dispensed 551.1× as often as Empagliflozin/linagliptin in May 2026 — 396,242 items versus 719 in England.

719items

Empagliflozin/linagliptin · May 2026

NHSBSA Prescription Cost Analysis

396,242items

Glucose blood testing reagents · May 2026

NHSBSA Prescription Cost Analysis

Figure 1. Empagliflozin/linagliptin versus Glucose blood testing reagents: national items dispensed by month

▬ Empagliflozin/linagliptin   ·   ╌ Glucose blood testing reagents

0 284k 568k Jan 2021 Nov 2021 Sep 2022 Jul 2023 May 2024 Mar 2025 May 2026 Glucose blood te… 719 Jan 2021: 224 Feb 2021: 212 Mar 2021: 254 Apr 2021: 246 May 2021: 252 Jun 2021: 272 Jul 2021: 324 Aug 2021: 309 Sep 2021: 341 Oct 2021: 347 Nov 2021: 401 Dec 2021: 398 Jan 2022: 400 Feb 2022: 389 Mar 2022: 446 Apr 2022: 446 May 2022: 463 Jun 2022: 477 Jul 2022: 466 Aug 2022: 522 Sep 2022: 558 Oct 2022: 525 Nov 2022: 586 Dec 2022: 572 Jan 2023: 605 Feb 2023: 530 Mar 2023: 629 Apr 2023: 559 May 2023: 623 Jun 2023: 611 Jul 2023: 629 Aug 2023: 650 Sep 2023: 634 Oct 2023: 678 Nov 2023: 685 Dec 2023: 676 Jan 2024: 754 Feb 2024: 667 Mar 2024: 709 Apr 2024: 727 May 2024: 771 Jun 2024: 682 Jul 2024: 819 Aug 2024: 755 Sep 2024: 780 Oct 2024: 821 Nov 2024: 794 Dec 2024: 779 Jan 2025: 847 Feb 2025: 763 Mar 2025: 779 Apr 2025: 748 May 2025: 834 Jun 2025: 774 Jul 2025: 887 Aug 2025: 788 Sep 2025: 821 Oct 2025: 833 Nov 2025: 766 Dec 2025: 833 Jan 2026: 771 Feb 2026: 682 Mar 2026: 773 Apr 2026: 725 May 2026: 719

Source: NHSBSA Prescription Cost Analysis, to May 2026

Empagliflozin/linagliptin versus Glucose blood testing reagents, May 2026
Measure Empagliflozin/linagliptin Glucose blood testing reagents
Items, May 2026 719 396,242
Items, last 12 months 9,372 5,101,256
Net ingredient cost, May 2026 £46,205 £5,188,321

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