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Glucose blood testing reagents vs Glucose and ketone blood testing reagents

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

Glucose blood testing reagents was dispensed 56,606.0× as often as Glucose and ketone blood testing reagents in May 2026 — 396,242 items versus 7 in England.

396,242items

Glucose blood testing reagents · May 2026

NHSBSA Prescription Cost Analysis

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Glucose and ketone blood testing reagents · May 2026

NHSBSA Prescription Cost Analysis

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

▬ Glucose blood testing reagents   ·   ╌ Glucose and ketone blood testing reagents

0 284k 568k Jan 2021 Nov 2021 Sep 2022 Jul 2023 May 2024 Mar 2025 May 2026 Glucose and keto… 396,242 Jan 2021: 534k Feb 2021: 508k Mar 2021: 568k Apr 2021: 539k May 2021: 525k Jun 2021: 562k Jul 2021: 561k Aug 2021: 527k Sep 2021: 548k Oct 2021: 520k Nov 2021: 535k Dec 2021: 556k Jan 2022: 525k Feb 2022: 490k Mar 2022: 552k Apr 2022: 509k May 2022: 532k Jun 2022: 520k Jul 2022: 518k Aug 2022: 530k Sep 2022: 519k Oct 2022: 504k Nov 2022: 512k Dec 2022: 504k Jan 2023: 506k Feb 2023: 464k Mar 2023: 524k Apr 2023: 465k May 2023: 497k Jun 2023: 506k Jul 2023: 499k Aug 2023: 500k Sep 2023: 487k Oct 2023: 486k Nov 2023: 485k Dec 2023: 472k Jan 2024: 489k Feb 2024: 462k Mar 2024: 465k Apr 2024: 481k May 2024: 491k Jun 2024: 458k Jul 2024: 498k Aug 2024: 476k Sep 2024: 460k Oct 2024: 481k Nov 2024: 453k Dec 2024: 457k Jan 2025: 468k Feb 2025: 418k Mar 2025: 441k Apr 2025: 436k May 2025: 452k Jun 2025: 438k Jul 2025: 468k Aug 2025: 423k Sep 2025: 441k Oct 2025: 445k Nov 2025: 406k Dec 2025: 439k Jan 2026: 426k Feb 2026: 390k Mar 2026: 421k Apr 2026: 406k May 2026: 396k

Source: NHSBSA Prescription Cost Analysis, to May 2026

Glucose blood testing reagents versus Glucose and ketone blood testing reagents, May 2026
Measure Glucose blood testing reagents Glucose and ketone blood testing reagents
Items, May 2026 396,242 7
Items, last 12 months 5,101,256 35
Net ingredient cost, May 2026 £5,188,321 £190

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