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Empagliflozin/metformin vs Glucose blood testing reagents

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

Glucose blood testing reagents was dispensed 35.8× as often as Empagliflozin/metformin in March 2026 — 421,425 items versus 11,783 in England.

11,783items

Empagliflozin/metformin · March 2026

NHSBSA Prescription Cost Analysis

421,425items

Glucose blood testing reagents · March 2026

NHSBSA Prescription Cost Analysis

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

▬ Empagliflozin/metformin   ·   ╌ Glucose blood testing reagents

Glucose blood te… 11,783

Source: NHSBSA Prescription Cost Analysis, to March 2026

Empagliflozin/metformin versus Glucose blood testing reagents, March 2026
Measure Empagliflozin/metformin Glucose blood testing reagents
Items, March 2026 11,783 421,425
Items, last 12 months 141,772 5,187,122
Net ingredient cost, March 2026 £468,867 £5,550,509

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