Glucose blood testing reagents vs Glucose and ketone blood testing reagents

National NHS prescribing compared (Prescription Cost Analysis)

Data updated March 2026

Glucose blood testing reagents was dispensed 70,237.5× as often as Glucose and ketone blood testing reagents in March 2026 — 421,425 items versus 6 in England.

421,425items

Glucose blood testing reagents · March 2026

NHSBSA Prescription Cost Analysis

6items

Glucose and ketone blood testing reagents · March 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

Source: NHSBSA Prescription Cost Analysis, to March 2026

Glucose blood testing reagents versus Glucose and ketone blood testing reagents, March 2026
Measure	Glucose blood testing reagents	Glucose and ketone blood testing reagents
Items, March 2026	421,425	6
Items, last 12 months	5,187,122	32
Net ingredient cost, March 2026	£5,550,509	£190

See the full profile for Glucose blood testing reagents or Glucose and ketone blood testing reagents.