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Glimepiride vs Glucose blood testing reagents

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

Glucose blood testing reagents was dispensed 12.3× as often as Glimepiride in March 2026 — 421,425 items versus 34,283 in England.

34,283items

Glimepiride · March 2026

NHSBSA Prescription Cost Analysis

421,425items

Glucose blood testing reagents · March 2026

NHSBSA Prescription Cost Analysis

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

▬ Glimepiride   ·   ╌ Glucose blood testing reagents

Glucose blood te… 34,283

Source: NHSBSA Prescription Cost Analysis, to March 2026

Glimepiride versus Glucose blood testing reagents, March 2026
Measure Glimepiride Glucose blood testing reagents
Items, March 2026 34,283 421,425
Items, last 12 months 419,696 5,187,122
Net ingredient cost, March 2026 £38,616 £5,550,509

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