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Other screening and monitoring agent preparations vs Glucose blood testing reagents

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

Glucose blood testing reagents was dispensed 19,812.1× as often as Other screening and monitoring agent preparations in May 2026 — 396,242 items versus 20 in England.

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Other screening and monitoring agent preparations · May 2026

NHSBSA Prescription Cost Analysis

396,242items

Glucose blood testing reagents · May 2026

NHSBSA Prescription Cost Analysis

Figure 1. Other screening and monitoring agent preparations versus Glucose blood testing reagents: national items dispensed by month

▬ Other screening and monitoring agent preparations   ·   ╌ Glucose blood testing reagents

0 284k 568k May 2023 Nov 2023 May 2024 Nov 2024 May 2025 Nov 2025 May 2026 Glucose blood te… 20 May 2023: 11 Jun 2023: 14 Jul 2023: 12 Aug 2023: 23 Sep 2023: 8 Oct 2023: 11 Nov 2023: 21 Dec 2023: 24 Jan 2024: 12 Feb 2024: 34 Mar 2024: 24 Apr 2024: 9 May 2024: 7 Jun 2024: 7 Jul 2024: 11 Aug 2024: 11 Sep 2024: 11 Oct 2024: 16 Nov 2024: 11 Dec 2024: 6 Jan 2025: 20 Feb 2025: 18 Mar 2025: 21 Apr 2025: 6 May 2025: 12 Jun 2025: 11 Jul 2025: 14 Aug 2025: 19 Sep 2025: 23 Oct 2025: 20 Nov 2025: 18 Dec 2025: 14 Jan 2026: 35 Feb 2026: 38 Mar 2026: 7 Apr 2026: 17 May 2026: 20

Source: NHSBSA Prescription Cost Analysis, to May 2026

Other screening and monitoring agent preparations versus Glucose blood testing reagents, May 2026
Measure Other screening and monitoring agent preparations Glucose blood testing reagents
Items, May 2026 20 396,242
Items, last 12 months 236 5,101,256
Net ingredient cost, May 2026 £276 £5,188,321

See the full profile for Other screening and monitoring agent preparations or Glucose blood testing reagents.