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Detection Sensor Interstitial Fluid/Gluc

Appliances Detection Sensor Interstitial Fluid/Gluc BNF 2148
Data updated May 2026 Download CSV

Detection Sensor Interstitial Fluid/Gluc was ranked 61st of 1,796 medicines by items in May 2026, with 392,919 items, up 8.4% on a year earlier.

392,919items +8.4%

Dispensed in May 2026

3,796,075items

Rolling 12 months

£32,432,881

Net ingredient cost · May 2026

Figure 1. Detection Sensor Interstitial Fluid/Gluc: national items dispensed by month

0 315k 631k Jan 2021 Nov 2021 Sep 2022 Jul 2023 May 2024 Mar 2025 Jul 2026 630,528 Jan 2021: 87k Feb 2021: 86k Mar 2021: 100k Apr 2021: 101k May 2021: 101k Jun 2021: 114k Jul 2021: 119k Aug 2021: 112k Sep 2021: 120k Oct 2021: 116k Nov 2021: 123k Dec 2021: 132k Jan 2022: 128k Feb 2022: 122k Mar 2022: 140k Apr 2022: 135k May 2022: 146k Jun 2022: 148k Jul 2022: 156k Aug 2022: 163k Sep 2022: 162k Oct 2022: 164k Nov 2022: 171k Dec 2022: 177k Jan 2023: 180k Feb 2023: 170k Mar 2023: 199k Apr 2023: 185k May 2023: 204k Jun 2023: 222k Jul 2023: 221k Aug 2023: 227k Sep 2023: 228k Oct 2023: 234k Nov 2023: 242k Dec 2023: 246k Jan 2024: 260k Feb 2024: 249k Mar 2024: 258k Apr 2024: 276k May 2024: 291k Jun 2024: 279k Jul 2024: 312k Aug 2024: 307k Sep 2024: 300k Oct 2024: 323k Nov 2024: 313k Dec 2024: 326k Jan 2025: 342k Feb 2025: 312k Mar 2025: 335k Apr 2025: 342k May 2025: 362k Jun 2025: 359k Jul 2025: 390k Aug 2025: 359k Sep 2025: 375k Oct 2025: 382k Nov 2025: 358k Dec 2025: 397k Jan 2026: 389k Feb 2026: 359k Mar 2026: 397k Apr 2026: 387k May 2026: 393k Jun 2026: 426k Jul 2026: 631k

Source: NHSBSA Prescription Cost Analysis, to May 2026

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At a glance

  • Therapeutic class Detection Sensor Interstitial Fluid/Gluc
  • Presentations 7 shown
  • Average cost / item £82.54
  • Year on year Up 8.4% on a year earlier
What this is
Net ingredient cost is the list price before discounts and dispensing fees, not what the NHS finally pays.

Top presentations, May 2026

The individual products dispensed under Detection Sensor Interstitial Fluid/Gluc this month.

Presentations of Detection Sensor Interstitial Fluid/Gluc, May 2026
Presentation BNF code Items Net ingredient cost
FreeStyle Libre 2 Plus Sensor 21480000109 357,086 £29,596,463
Dexcom One+ Sensor 21480000110 29,356 £2,220,857
FreeStyle Libre 3 Plus Sensor 21480000111 6,368 £609,840
Accu-Chek SmartGuide Sensor 21480000114 44 £2,135
CareSens Air Sensor 21480000112 39 £2,231
GlucoMen iCan Sensor 21480000113 23 £1,267
GlucoRx AiDEX Sensor 21480000102 3 £89

Source: NHSBSA Prescription Cost Analysis · to May 2026 OGL v3.0

Where Detection Sensor Interstitial Fluid/Gluc is dispensed

The regions and dispensing practices with the highest Detection Sensor Interstitial Fluid/Gluc volumes.

Regional volumes from NHSBSA Prescription Cost Analysis; practice volumes from NHS dispensing data.

Download this data

The monthly series for Detection Sensor Interstitial Fluid/Gluc is in this page's CSV. For the ranked national series across every medicine, with the method and caveats documented, see the most-prescribed medicines dataset in our open data catalogue.