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Glucose blood testing reagents

Endocrine System Drugs used in diabetes BNF 0601060D0
Data updated May 2026 Download CSV

Glucose blood testing reagents was ranked 59th of 1,792 medicines by items in May 2026, with 396,242 items, down 12.4% on a year earlier.

396,242items -12.4%

Dispensed in May 2026

5,101,256items

Rolling 12 months

£5,188,321

Net ingredient cost · May 2026

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

0 284k 568k Jan 2021 Nov 2021 Sep 2022 Jul 2023 May 2024 Mar 2025 May 2026 396,242 Jan 2021: 534k Feb 2021: 508k Mar 2021: 568k Apr 2021: 539k May 2021: 525k Jun 2021: 562k Jul 2021: 561k Aug 2021: 527k Sep 2021: 548k Oct 2021: 520k Nov 2021: 535k Dec 2021: 556k Jan 2022: 525k Feb 2022: 490k Mar 2022: 552k Apr 2022: 509k May 2022: 532k Jun 2022: 520k Jul 2022: 518k Aug 2022: 530k Sep 2022: 519k Oct 2022: 504k Nov 2022: 512k Dec 2022: 504k Jan 2023: 506k Feb 2023: 464k Mar 2023: 524k Apr 2023: 465k May 2023: 497k Jun 2023: 506k Jul 2023: 499k Aug 2023: 500k Sep 2023: 487k Oct 2023: 486k Nov 2023: 485k Dec 2023: 472k Jan 2024: 489k Feb 2024: 462k Mar 2024: 465k Apr 2024: 481k May 2024: 491k Jun 2024: 458k Jul 2024: 498k Aug 2024: 476k Sep 2024: 460k Oct 2024: 481k Nov 2024: 453k Dec 2024: 457k Jan 2025: 468k Feb 2025: 418k Mar 2025: 441k Apr 2025: 436k May 2025: 452k Jun 2025: 438k Jul 2025: 468k Aug 2025: 423k Sep 2025: 441k Oct 2025: 445k Nov 2025: 406k Dec 2025: 439k Jan 2026: 426k Feb 2026: 390k Mar 2026: 421k Apr 2026: 406k May 2026: 396k

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
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 Glucose blood testing reagents this month.

Presentations of Glucose blood testing reagents, May 2026
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.

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.