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Metformin hydrochloride/sitagliptin vs Glucose blood testing reagents

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

Glucose blood testing reagents was dispensed 45.0× as often as Metformin hydrochloride/sitagliptin in March 2026 — 421,425 items versus 9,355 in England.

9,355items

Metformin hydrochloride/sitagliptin · March 2026

NHSBSA Prescription Cost Analysis

421,425items

Glucose blood testing reagents · March 2026

NHSBSA Prescription Cost Analysis

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

▬ Metformin hydrochloride/sitagliptin   ·   ╌ Glucose blood testing reagents

Glucose blood te… 9,355

Source: NHSBSA Prescription Cost Analysis, to March 2026

Metformin hydrochloride/sitagliptin versus Glucose blood testing reagents, March 2026
Measure Metformin hydrochloride/sitagliptin Glucose blood testing reagents
Items, March 2026 9,355 421,425
Items, last 12 months 115,781 5,187,122
Net ingredient cost, March 2026 £72,318 £5,550,509

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