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Urine testing reagents

National NHS prescribing (Prescription Cost Analysis) · Drugs used in diabetes
Data updated March 2026

Urine testing reagents was ranked 654th of 1,794 medicines by items in March 2026, with 3,907 items, down 8.2% on a year earlier.

3,907items

Dispensed in March 2026

NHSBSA Prescription Cost Analysis

£13,294

Net ingredient cost · March 2026

NHSBSA PCA

47,664items

Dispensed in the last 12 months

NHSBSA PCA

Figure 1. Urine testing reagents: national items dispensed by month

3,907

Source: NHSBSA Prescription Cost Analysis, to March 2026

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Top presentations, March 2026

The individual products dispensed under Urine testing reagents, by items this month.

Presentations of Urine testing reagents, March 2026
Presentation Items Net ingredient cost
Ketostix testing strips 3,123 £10,332
Albustix testing strips 285 £1,467
Diastix testing strips 232 £784
Medi-Test Glucose testing strips 176 £477
GlucoRx KetoRx Sticks 2GK testing strips 74 £173
Medi-Test Protein 2 testing strips 17 £60

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