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Saxagliptin/metformin vs Glucose blood testing reagents

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

Glucose blood testing reagents was dispensed 99,060.5× as often as Saxagliptin/metformin in May 2026 — 396,242 items versus 4 in England.

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Saxagliptin/metformin · May 2026

NHSBSA Prescription Cost Analysis

396,242items

Glucose blood testing reagents · May 2026

NHSBSA Prescription Cost Analysis

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

▬ Saxagliptin/metformin   ·   ╌ 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 Jan 2021: 730 Feb 2021: 691 Mar 2021: 776 Apr 2021: 725 May 2021: 674 Jun 2021: 689 Jul 2021: 693 Aug 2021: 656 Sep 2021: 698 Oct 2021: 652 Nov 2021: 709 Dec 2021: 678 Jan 2022: 669 Feb 2022: 603 Mar 2022: 739 Apr 2022: 647 May 2022: 698 Jun 2022: 633 Jul 2022: 610 Aug 2022: 579 Sep 2022: 611 Oct 2022: 589 Nov 2022: 590 Dec 2022: 619 Jan 2023: 547 Feb 2023: 510 Mar 2023: 589 Apr 2023: 531 May 2023: 533 Jun 2023: 599 Jul 2023: 513 Aug 2023: 519 Sep 2023: 507 Oct 2023: 534 Nov 2023: 530 Dec 2023: 489 Jan 2024: 491 Feb 2024: 505 Mar 2024: 462 Apr 2024: 470 May 2024: 526 Jun 2024: 454 Jul 2024: 510 Aug 2024: 466 Sep 2024: 424 Oct 2024: 450 Nov 2024: 427 Dec 2024: 420 Jan 2025: 406 Feb 2025: 372 Mar 2025: 336 Apr 2025: 381 May 2025: 323 Jun 2025: 247 Jul 2025: 206 Aug 2025: 106 Sep 2025: 85 Oct 2025: 47 Nov 2025: 40 Dec 2025: 23 Jan 2026: 13 Feb 2026: 9 Mar 2026: 7 Apr 2026: 4 May 2026: 4

Source: NHSBSA Prescription Cost Analysis, to May 2026

Saxagliptin/metformin versus Glucose blood testing reagents, May 2026
Measure Saxagliptin/metformin Glucose blood testing reagents
Items, May 2026 4 396,242
Items, last 12 months 791 5,101,256
Net ingredient cost, May 2026 £158 £5,188,321

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