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Glimepiride vs Glucose blood testing reagents

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

Glucose blood testing reagents was dispensed 12.4× as often as Glimepiride in May 2026 — 396,242 items versus 31,845 in England.

31,845items

Glimepiride · May 2026

NHSBSA Prescription Cost Analysis

396,242items

Glucose blood testing reagents · May 2026

NHSBSA Prescription Cost Analysis

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

▬ Glimepiride   ·   ╌ Glucose blood testing reagents

0 284k 568k Jan 2021 Nov 2021 Sep 2022 Jul 2023 May 2024 Mar 2025 May 2026 Glucose blood te… 31,845 Jan 2021: 46k Feb 2021: 43k Mar 2021: 48k Apr 2021: 46k May 2021: 43k Jun 2021: 47k Jul 2021: 45k Aug 2021: 44k Sep 2021: 45k Oct 2021: 43k Nov 2021: 45k Dec 2021: 46k Jan 2022: 43k Feb 2022: 40k Mar 2022: 45k Apr 2022: 42k May 2022: 43k Jun 2022: 42k Jul 2022: 42k Aug 2022: 43k Sep 2022: 42k Oct 2022: 41k Nov 2022: 41k Dec 2022: 42k Jan 2023: 41k Feb 2023: 37k Mar 2023: 42k Apr 2023: 38k May 2023: 40k Jun 2023: 41k Jul 2023: 39k Aug 2023: 40k Sep 2023: 39k Oct 2023: 39k Nov 2023: 40k Dec 2023: 38k Jan 2024: 40k Feb 2024: 38k Mar 2024: 38k Apr 2024: 39k May 2024: 40k Jun 2024: 37k Jul 2024: 40k Aug 2024: 39k Sep 2024: 38k Oct 2024: 39k Nov 2024: 37k Dec 2024: 38k Jan 2025: 38k Feb 2025: 34k Mar 2025: 36k Apr 2025: 36k May 2025: 37k Jun 2025: 35k Jul 2025: 38k Aug 2025: 34k Sep 2025: 35k Oct 2025: 36k Nov 2025: 33k Dec 2025: 36k Jan 2026: 34k Feb 2026: 31k Mar 2026: 34k Apr 2026: 33k May 2026: 32k

Source: NHSBSA Prescription Cost Analysis, to May 2026

Glimepiride versus Glucose blood testing reagents, May 2026
Measure Glimepiride Glucose blood testing reagents
Items, May 2026 31,845 396,242
Items, last 12 months 411,749 5,101,256
Net ingredient cost, May 2026 £37,745 £5,188,321

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