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Metformin hydrochloride/pioglitazone vs Glucose blood testing reagents

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

Glucose blood testing reagents was dispensed 727.8× as often as Metformin hydrochloride/pioglitazone in March 2026 — 421,425 items versus 579 in England.

579items

Metformin hydrochloride/pioglitazone · March 2026

NHSBSA Prescription Cost Analysis

421,425items

Glucose blood testing reagents · March 2026

NHSBSA Prescription Cost Analysis

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

▬ Metformin hydrochloride/pioglitazone   ·   ╌ Glucose blood testing reagents

Glucose blood te… 579

Source: NHSBSA Prescription Cost Analysis, to March 2026

Metformin hydrochloride/pioglitazone versus Glucose blood testing reagents, March 2026
Measure Metformin hydrochloride/pioglitazone Glucose blood testing reagents
Items, March 2026 579 421,425
Items, last 12 months 7,704 5,187,122
Net ingredient cost, March 2026 £24,576 £5,550,509

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