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Tolbutamide vs Glucose blood testing reagents

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

Glucose blood testing reagents was dispensed 3,192.6× as often as Tolbutamide in March 2026 — 421,425 items versus 132 in England.

132items

Tolbutamide · March 2026

NHSBSA Prescription Cost Analysis

421,425items

Glucose blood testing reagents · March 2026

NHSBSA Prescription Cost Analysis

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

▬ Tolbutamide   ·   ╌ Glucose blood testing reagents

Glucose blood te… 132

Source: NHSBSA Prescription Cost Analysis, to March 2026

Tolbutamide versus Glucose blood testing reagents, March 2026
Measure Tolbutamide Glucose blood testing reagents
Items, March 2026 132 421,425
Items, last 12 months 1,646 5,187,122
Net ingredient cost, March 2026 £17,661 £5,550,509

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