Glucose and ketone blood testing reagents

National NHS prescribing (Prescription Cost Analysis) · Drugs used in diabetes

Data updated March 2026

Glucose and ketone blood testing reagents was ranked 1563rd of 1,794 medicines by items in March 2026, with 6 items, up 500.0% on a year earlier.

6items

Dispensed in March 2026

NHSBSA Prescription Cost Analysis

£190

Net ingredient cost · March 2026

NHSBSA PCA

32items

Dispensed in the last 12 months

NHSBSA PCA

Figure 1. Glucose and ketone blood testing reagents: national items dispensed by month

Source: NHSBSA Prescription Cost Analysis, to March 2026

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A lower-volume medicine: under 1,000 items in the last 12 months.

Presentations of Glucose and ketone blood testing reagents, March 2026
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KEYA Smart testing strips	6	£190

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