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Saxagliptin vs Glucose blood testing reagents

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

Glucose blood testing reagents was dispensed 84.5× as often as Saxagliptin in May 2026 — 396,242 items versus 4,691 in England.

4,691items

Saxagliptin · May 2026

NHSBSA Prescription Cost Analysis

396,242items

Glucose blood testing reagents · May 2026

NHSBSA Prescription Cost Analysis

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

▬ Saxagliptin   ·   ╌ Glucose blood testing reagents

0 284k 568k Jan 2021 Nov 2021 Sep 2022 Jul 2023 May 2024 Mar 2025 May 2026 Glucose blood te… 4,691 Jan 2021: 14k Feb 2021: 13k Mar 2021: 14k Apr 2021: 14k May 2021: 13k Jun 2021: 14k Jul 2021: 13k Aug 2021: 13k Sep 2021: 13k Oct 2021: 12k Nov 2021: 13k Dec 2021: 13k Jan 2022: 12k Feb 2022: 11k Mar 2022: 12k Apr 2022: 11k May 2022: 12k Jun 2022: 11k Jul 2022: 11k Aug 2022: 11k Sep 2022: 11k Oct 2022: 11k Nov 2022: 11k Dec 2022: 11k Jan 2023: 10k Feb 2023: 10k Mar 2023: 11k Apr 2023: 10k May 2023: 10k Jun 2023: 10k Jul 2023: 10k Aug 2023: 10k Sep 2023: 10k Oct 2023: 10k Nov 2023: 10k Dec 2023: 9k Jan 2024: 9k Feb 2024: 9k Mar 2024: 9k Apr 2024: 9k May 2024: 9k Jun 2024: 8k Jul 2024: 9k Aug 2024: 8k Sep 2024: 8k Oct 2024: 8k Nov 2024: 7k Dec 2024: 7k Jan 2025: 7k Feb 2025: 7k Mar 2025: 6k Apr 2025: 7k May 2025: 7k Jun 2025: 6k Jul 2025: 7k Aug 2025: 6k Sep 2025: 6k Oct 2025: 6k Nov 2025: 5k Dec 2025: 6k Jan 2026: 5k Feb 2026: 5k Mar 2026: 5k Apr 2026: 5k May 2026: 5k

Source: NHSBSA Prescription Cost Analysis, to May 2026

Saxagliptin versus Glucose blood testing reagents, May 2026
Measure Saxagliptin Glucose blood testing reagents
Items, May 2026 4,691 396,242
Items, last 12 months 67,160 5,101,256
Net ingredient cost, May 2026 £152,830 £5,188,321

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