Glucose blood testing reagents
Glucose blood testing reagents was ranked 59th of 1,796 medicines by items in May 2026, with 396,242 items, down 12.4% on a year earlier.
Dispensed in May 2026
Rolling 12 months
Net ingredient cost · May 2026
Figure 1. Glucose blood testing reagents: national items dispensed by month
Source: NHSBSA Prescription Cost Analysis, to May 2026
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At a glance
- Therapeutic class Drugs used in diabetes
- Presentations 15 shown
- Average cost / item £13.09
- Year on year Down 12.4% on a year earlier
Top presentations, May 2026
The individual products dispensed under Glucose blood testing reagents this month.
| Presentation | BNF code | Items | Net ingredient cost |
|---|---|---|---|
| GlucoRx Q testing strips | 0601060D0CUAAA0 | 63,055 | £563,813 |
| Contour Plus testing strips | 0601060D0ENAAA0 | 54,842 | £529,532 |
| GLUCOFIX TECH Sensor testing stips | 0601060D0EVAAA0 | 38,076 | £367,508 |
| GlucoRx Nexus testing strips | 0601060D0CUABA0 | 30,186 | £475,854 |
| Finetest Lite testing strips | 0601060D0EDAAA0 | 29,920 | £251,804 |
| WaveSense JAZZ testing strips | 0601060D0CIAAA0 | 27,910 | £487,928 |
| Instant testing strips | 0601060D0EWAAA0 | 23,717 | £260,771 |
| 4SURE testing strips | 0601060D0EKAAA0 | 14,196 | £207,668 |
| GlucoRx HCT Glucose testing strips | 0601060D0CUACA0 | 13,907 | £219,105 |
| CareSens S testing strips | 0601060D0FCAAA0 | 12,736 | £107,692 |
| CareSens PRO testing strips | 0601060D0EHAAA0 | 11,901 | £224,084 |
| TEE2 testing strips | 0601060D0DQAAA0 | 10,851 | £137,625 |
| Mobile cassette | 0601060D0CSAAA0 | 8,415 | £196,352 |
| GlucoMen areo Sensor testing strips | 0601060D0BQAEA0 | 7,962 | £111,085 |
| FreeStyle Optium testing strips | 0601060D0BJADA0 | 6,698 | £243,375 |
Source: NHSBSA Prescription Cost Analysis · to May 2026 OGL v3.0
Where Glucose blood testing reagents is dispensed
The regions and dispensing practices with the highest Glucose blood testing reagents volumes.
Top regions
Top dispensing practices
- Modality Partnership (awc) 10,134
- Stanmore Medical Group 5,030
- Beacon Medical Practice 4,583
- Lakeside Healthcare 4,372
- Granta Medical Practices 3,072
- The De Parys Group 3,028
Regional volumes from NHSBSA Prescription Cost Analysis; practice volumes from NHS dispensing data.
Compare Glucose blood testing reagents with
Other medicines in the same BNF section, by prescribing volume.
Download this data
The monthly series for Glucose blood testing reagents 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.