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Saxagliptin/dapagliflozin vs Glucose blood testing reagents

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

Glucose blood testing reagents was dispensed 766.4× as often as Saxagliptin/dapagliflozin in May 2026 — 396,242 items versus 517 in England.

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Saxagliptin/dapagliflozin · May 2026

NHSBSA Prescription Cost Analysis

396,242items

Glucose blood testing reagents · May 2026

NHSBSA Prescription Cost Analysis

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

▬ Saxagliptin/dapagliflozin   ·   ╌ Glucose blood testing reagents

0 284k 568k Jan 2021 Nov 2021 Sep 2022 Aug 2023 Jun 2024 Apr 2025 May 2026 Glucose blood te… 517 Jan 2021: 771 Feb 2021: 748 Mar 2021: 816 Apr 2021: 778 May 2021: 772 Jun 2021: 781 Jul 2021: 783 Aug 2021: 742 Sep 2021: 817 Oct 2021: 722 Nov 2021: 783 Dec 2021: 802 Jan 2022: 784 Feb 2022: 710 Mar 2022: 825 Apr 2022: 704 May 2022: 802 Jun 2022: 767 Jul 2022: 711 Aug 2022: 742 Sep 2022: 751 Nov 2022: 726 Dec 2022: 722 Jan 2023: 745 Feb 2023: 699 Mar 2023: 725 Apr 2023: 664 May 2023: 728 Jun 2023: 714 Jul 2023: 700 Aug 2023: 739 Sep 2023: 723 Oct 2023: 764 Nov 2023: 745 Dec 2023: 734 Jan 2024: 756 Feb 2024: 686 Mar 2024: 730 Apr 2024: 740 May 2024: 761 Jun 2024: 671 Jul 2024: 733 Aug 2024: 742 Sep 2024: 689 Oct 2024: 747 Nov 2024: 682 Dec 2024: 684 Jan 2025: 707 Feb 2025: 591 Mar 2025: 601 Apr 2025: 642 May 2025: 613 Jun 2025: 594 Jul 2025: 622 Aug 2025: 544 Sep 2025: 606 Oct 2025: 598 Nov 2025: 526 Dec 2025: 594 Jan 2026: 600 Feb 2026: 514 Mar 2026: 548 Apr 2026: 570 May 2026: 517

Source: NHSBSA Prescription Cost Analysis, to May 2026

Saxagliptin/dapagliflozin versus Glucose blood testing reagents, May 2026
Measure Saxagliptin/dapagliflozin Glucose blood testing reagents
Items, May 2026 517 396,242
Items, last 12 months 6,833 5,101,256
Net ingredient cost, May 2026 £24,690 £5,188,321

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