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Insulin Lispro vs Glucose blood testing reagents

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

Glucose blood testing reagents was dispensed 9.8× as often as Insulin Lispro in April 2026 — 406,371 items versus 41,421 in England.

41,421items

Insulin Lispro · April 2026

NHSBSA Prescription Cost Analysis

406,371items

Glucose blood testing reagents · April 2026

NHSBSA Prescription Cost Analysis

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

▬ Insulin Lispro   ·   ╌ Glucose blood testing reagents

0 284k 568k Jan 2021 Nov 2021 Sep 2022 Jul 2023 May 2024 Mar 2025 Apr 2026 Glucose blood te… 41,421 Jan 2021: 34k Feb 2021: 32k Mar 2021: 36k Apr 2021: 35k May 2021: 34k Jun 2021: 37k Jul 2021: 36k Aug 2021: 34k Sep 2021: 36k Oct 2021: 35k Nov 2021: 36k Dec 2021: 40k Jan 2022: 36k Feb 2022: 33k Mar 2022: 39k Apr 2022: 36k May 2022: 38k Jun 2022: 37k Jul 2022: 37k Aug 2022: 38k Sep 2022: 37k Oct 2022: 37k Nov 2022: 38k Dec 2022: 40k Jan 2023: 39k Feb 2023: 35k Mar 2023: 41k Apr 2023: 36k May 2023: 39k Jun 2023: 40k Jul 2023: 39k Aug 2023: 39k Sep 2023: 39k Oct 2023: 40k Nov 2023: 40k Dec 2023: 42k Jan 2024: 41k Feb 2024: 39k Mar 2024: 39k Apr 2024: 42k May 2024: 43k Jun 2024: 40k Jul 2024: 44k Aug 2024: 41k Sep 2024: 40k Oct 2024: 42k Nov 2024: 41k Dec 2024: 43k Jan 2025: 42k Feb 2025: 38k Mar 2025: 41k Apr 2025: 41k May 2025: 43k Jun 2025: 41k Jul 2025: 43k Aug 2025: 39k Sep 2025: 41k Oct 2025: 43k Nov 2025: 40k Dec 2025: 44k Jan 2026: 42k Feb 2026: 38k Mar 2026: 42k Apr 2026: 41k

Source: NHSBSA Prescription Cost Analysis, to April 2026

Insulin Lispro versus Glucose blood testing reagents, April 2026
Measure Insulin Lispro Glucose blood testing reagents
Items, April 2026 41,421 406,371
Items, last 12 months 498,730 5,157,172
Net ingredient cost, April 2026 £2,021,157 £5,314,790

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