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Glucose blood testing reagents vs Urine testing reagents

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

Glucose blood testing reagents was dispensed 107.9× as often as Urine testing reagents in March 2026 — 421,425 items versus 3,907 in England.

421,425items

Glucose blood testing reagents · March 2026

NHSBSA Prescription Cost Analysis

3,907items

Urine testing reagents · March 2026

NHSBSA Prescription Cost Analysis

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

▬ Glucose blood testing reagents   ·   ╌ Urine testing reagents

Urine testing re… 421,425

Source: NHSBSA Prescription Cost Analysis, to March 2026

Glucose blood testing reagents versus Urine testing reagents, March 2026
Measure Glucose blood testing reagents Urine testing reagents
Items, March 2026 421,425 3,907
Items, last 12 months 5,187,122 47,664
Net ingredient cost, March 2026 £5,550,509 £13,294

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