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Pioglitazone hydrochloride vs Glucose blood testing reagents

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

Glucose blood testing reagents was dispensed 11.3× as often as Pioglitazone hydrochloride in March 2026 — 421,425 items versus 37,346 in England.

37,346items

Pioglitazone hydrochloride · March 2026

NHSBSA Prescription Cost Analysis

421,425items

Glucose blood testing reagents · March 2026

NHSBSA Prescription Cost Analysis

Figure 1. Pioglitazone hydrochloride versus Glucose blood testing reagents: national items dispensed by month

▬ Pioglitazone hydrochloride   ·   ╌ Glucose blood testing reagents

Glucose blood te… 37,346

Source: NHSBSA Prescription Cost Analysis, to March 2026

Pioglitazone hydrochloride versus Glucose blood testing reagents, March 2026
Measure Pioglitazone hydrochloride Glucose blood testing reagents
Items, March 2026 37,346 421,425
Items, last 12 months 471,511 5,187,122
Net ingredient cost, March 2026 £327,091 £5,550,509

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