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Isophane insulin vs Glucose blood testing reagents

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

Glucose blood testing reagents was dispensed 7.3× as often as Isophane insulin in March 2026 — 421,425 items versus 58,127 in England.

58,127items

Isophane insulin · March 2026

NHSBSA Prescription Cost Analysis

421,425items

Glucose blood testing reagents · March 2026

NHSBSA Prescription Cost Analysis

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

▬ Isophane insulin   ·   ╌ Glucose blood testing reagents

Glucose blood te… 58,127

Source: NHSBSA Prescription Cost Analysis, to March 2026

Isophane insulin versus Glucose blood testing reagents, March 2026
Measure Isophane insulin Glucose blood testing reagents
Items, March 2026 58,127 421,425
Items, last 12 months 694,209 5,187,122
Net ingredient cost, March 2026 £1,502,229 £5,550,509

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