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Insulin human vs Glucose 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 Insulin human in March 2026 — 421,425 items versus 6 in England.

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Insulin human · March 2026

NHSBSA Prescription Cost Analysis

421,425items

Glucose blood testing reagents · March 2026

NHSBSA Prescription Cost Analysis

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

▬ Insulin human   ·   ╌ Glucose blood testing reagents

Glucose blood te… 6

Source: NHSBSA Prescription Cost Analysis, to March 2026

Insulin human versus Glucose blood testing reagents, March 2026
Measure Insulin human Glucose blood testing reagents
Items, March 2026 6 421,425
Items, last 12 months 155 5,187,122
Net ingredient cost, March 2026 £1,239 £5,550,509

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