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Metformin hydrochloride vs Glucose and ketone blood testing reagents

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

Metformin hydrochloride was dispensed 388,657.5× as often as Glucose and ketone blood testing reagents in March 2026 — 2,331,945 items versus 6 in England.

2,331,945items

Metformin hydrochloride · March 2026

NHSBSA Prescription Cost Analysis

6items

Glucose and ketone blood testing reagents · March 2026

NHSBSA Prescription Cost Analysis

Figure 1. Metformin hydrochloride versus Glucose and ketone blood testing reagents: national items dispensed by month

▬ Metformin hydrochloride   ·   ╌ Glucose and ketone blood testing reagents

Glucose and keto… 2,331,945

Source: NHSBSA Prescription Cost Analysis, to March 2026

Metformin hydrochloride versus Glucose and ketone blood testing reagents, March 2026
Measure Metformin hydrochloride Glucose and ketone blood testing reagents
Items, March 2026 2,331,945 6
Items, last 12 months 27,395,015 32
Net ingredient cost, March 2026 £5,257,359 £190

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