Skip to content
Independent analysis of NHS open data
PharmaInsight

Saxagliptin vs Glucose blood testing reagents

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

Glucose blood testing reagents was dispensed 87.8× as often as Saxagliptin in June 2026 — 416,684 items versus 4,747 in England.

4,747items

Saxagliptin · June 2026

NHSBSA Prescription Cost Analysis

416,684items

Glucose blood testing reagents · June 2026

NHSBSA Prescription Cost Analysis

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

▬ Saxagliptin   ·   ╌ Glucose blood testing reagents

0 281k 562k Jan 2021 Dec 2021 Oct 2022 Aug 2023 Jun 2024 Apr 2025 Jun 2026 Glucose blood te… 4,747 Jan 2021: 14k Feb 2021: 13k 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 Jun 2026: 5k

Source: NHSBSA Prescription Cost Analysis, to June 2026

Saxagliptin versus Glucose blood testing reagents, June 2026
Measure Saxagliptin Glucose blood testing reagents
Items, June 2026 4,747 416,684
Items, last 12 months 65,581 5,080,344
Net ingredient cost, June 2026 £151,873 £5,427,312

See the full profile for Saxagliptin or Glucose blood testing reagents.