Windzor Pharma are delighted to announce the launch of GlucoRX Aidex to the Irish Market. Aidex is a continuous Glucose Monitor available for all patient
HSE launches preferred test strip programme By Contributor 7th April 2021
For most diabetics, the gold standard test for their disease is the Blood glucose serum test (BGST) which measures the level of glucose in their blood, and acts a measure of their control of the disease.
This test is done, mostly by themselves, by placing a drop of blood onto a reagent test strip which is then read by a glucometer, which gives a reading of the concentration of glucose in mmol/l.
As diabetes is a chronic long term condition, this testing is funded by the HSE for all diabetics, either through the medical card or LTI scheme.
Windzor Pharmaceuticals blood glucose strips added to MMP preferred list
Windzor Pharmaceuticals has announced that their GlucoRX Nexus Test strips and GlucoRX HCT Test Strips are on the Health Service Executive (HSE)-Medicines Management Programme (MMP) list of preferred blood glucose strips.
There are various meters in the Nexus range, all of which utilise the same Nexus Strip. In the GlucoRX HCT range Windzor Pharma has two meters, which both utilise the same HCT strip.
The GlucoRX Nexus strips and HCT strips are available in packs of 50 from United Drug and Uniphar.
GMS code 85120 – GlucoRX Nexus; GMS Code 85139 – GlucoRX HCT Glucose strips, and GMS Code 97601 – GlucoRX HCT Ketone Strips.