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Insulin glargine vs Glucose blood testing reagents

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

Glucose blood testing reagents was dispensed 2.3× as often as Insulin glargine in March 2026 — 421,425 items versus 182,412 in England.

182,412items

Insulin glargine · March 2026

NHSBSA Prescription Cost Analysis

421,425items

Glucose blood testing reagents · March 2026

NHSBSA Prescription Cost Analysis

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

▬ Insulin glargine   ·   ╌ Glucose blood testing reagents

Glucose blood te… 182,412

Source: NHSBSA Prescription Cost Analysis, to March 2026

Insulin glargine versus Glucose blood testing reagents, March 2026
Measure Insulin glargine Glucose blood testing reagents
Items, March 2026 182,412 421,425
Items, last 12 months 2,074,061 5,187,122
Net ingredient cost, March 2026 £8,024,954 £5,550,509

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