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Empagliflozin/metformin vs Glucose blood testing reagents

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

Glucose blood testing reagents was dispensed 36.2× as often as Empagliflozin/metformin in May 2026 — 396,242 items versus 10,940 in England.

10,940items

Empagliflozin/metformin · May 2026

NHSBSA Prescription Cost Analysis

396,242items

Glucose blood testing reagents · May 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

0 284k 568k Jan 2021 Nov 2021 Sep 2022 Jul 2023 May 2024 Mar 2025 May 2026 Glucose blood te… 10,940 Jan 2021: 6k Feb 2021: 5k Mar 2021: 6k Apr 2021: 6k May 2021: 6k Jun 2021: 7k Jul 2021: 7k Aug 2021: 7k Sep 2021: 8k Oct 2021: 8k Nov 2021: 8k Dec 2021: 9k Jan 2022: 8k Feb 2022: 8k Mar 2022: 9k Apr 2022: 8k May 2022: 9k Jun 2022: 9k Jul 2022: 9k Aug 2022: 9k Sep 2022: 9k Oct 2022: 9k Nov 2022: 10k Dec 2022: 10k Jan 2023: 10k Feb 2023: 9k Mar 2023: 10k Apr 2023: 9k May 2023: 10k Jun 2023: 10k Jul 2023: 10k Aug 2023: 10k Sep 2023: 10k Oct 2023: 11k Nov 2023: 11k Dec 2023: 10k Jan 2024: 11k Feb 2024: 10k Mar 2024: 10k Apr 2024: 11k May 2024: 11k Jun 2024: 10k Jul 2024: 12k Aug 2024: 11k Sep 2024: 11k Oct 2024: 12k Nov 2024: 11k Dec 2024: 11k Jan 2025: 12k Feb 2025: 11k Mar 2025: 11k Apr 2025: 12k May 2025: 12k Jun 2025: 12k Jul 2025: 12k Aug 2025: 11k Sep 2025: 12k Oct 2025: 12k Nov 2025: 11k Dec 2025: 13k Jan 2026: 12k Feb 2026: 11k Mar 2026: 12k Apr 2026: 11k May 2026: 11k

Source: NHSBSA Prescription Cost Analysis, to May 2026

Empagliflozin/metformin versus Glucose blood testing reagents, May 2026
Measure Empagliflozin/metformin Glucose blood testing reagents
Items, May 2026 10,940 396,242
Items, last 12 months 140,727 5,101,256
Net ingredient cost, May 2026 £428,677 £5,188,321

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