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Gliclazide vs Urine testing reagents

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

Gliclazide was dispensed 132.2× as often as Urine testing reagents in May 2026 — 462,721 items versus 3,499 in England.

462,721items

Gliclazide · May 2026

NHSBSA Prescription Cost Analysis

3,499items

Urine testing reagents · May 2026

NHSBSA Prescription Cost Analysis

Figure 1. Gliclazide versus Urine testing reagents: national items dispensed by month

▬ Gliclazide   ·   ╌ Urine testing reagents

0 275k 551k Jan 2021 Nov 2021 Sep 2022 Jul 2023 May 2024 Mar 2025 May 2026 Urine testing re… 462,721 Jan 2021: 525k Feb 2021: 493k Mar 2021: 551k Apr 2021: 531k May 2021: 507k Jun 2021: 538k Jul 2021: 536k Aug 2021: 510k Sep 2021: 528k Oct 2021: 508k Nov 2021: 523k Dec 2021: 544k Jan 2022: 512k Feb 2022: 477k Mar 2022: 535k Apr 2022: 501k May 2022: 521k Jun 2022: 505k Jul 2022: 499k Aug 2022: 513k Sep 2022: 503k Oct 2022: 496k Nov 2022: 502k Dec 2022: 504k Jan 2023: 498k Feb 2023: 458k Mar 2023: 520k Apr 2023: 467k May 2023: 498k Jun 2023: 502k Jul 2023: 491k Aug 2023: 502k Sep 2023: 488k Oct 2023: 499k Nov 2023: 502k Dec 2023: 496k Jan 2024: 510k Feb 2024: 482k Mar 2024: 489k Apr 2024: 506k May 2024: 515k Jun 2024: 481k Jul 2024: 522k Aug 2024: 502k Sep 2024: 488k Oct 2024: 514k Nov 2024: 491k Dec 2024: 503k Jan 2025: 513k Feb 2025: 458k Mar 2025: 486k Apr 2025: 490k May 2025: 503k Jun 2025: 486k Jul 2025: 515k Aug 2025: 472k Sep 2025: 494k Oct 2025: 502k Nov 2025: 463k Dec 2025: 506k Jan 2026: 488k Feb 2026: 448k Mar 2026: 488k Apr 2026: 476k May 2026: 463k

Source: NHSBSA Prescription Cost Analysis, to May 2026

Gliclazide versus Urine testing reagents, May 2026
Measure Gliclazide Urine testing reagents
Items, May 2026 462,721 3,499
Items, last 12 months 5,799,719 46,413
Net ingredient cost, May 2026 £872,639 £11,862

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