Analysis system for automatically performing a skin prick analysis by pricking the skin for producing a sample of body liquid and detecting an analyte contained in the sample, the analysis system comprising - a magazine with a plurality of compartments each containing a test element each including a lancing element and an analysis element, the lancing element having a pricking tip for performing a skin prick and a sample transfer capillary for transfer of sample liquid to the analysis element, the analysis element comprising a reagent system which reacts with the analyte contained in the sample causing a measurable change of a measurement quantity which is characteristic for the desired analytical result, and - a reusable hand-held instrument having a housing and a drive assembly for driving movements of parts inside the housing as required for the analysis, wherein the test elements are integral lancing and analysis elements including a lancing portion with the lancing element and an analysis portion with the analysis element, the analysis portion of the test elements comprising a reaction site containing the reagent system, the lancing element being in permanent fluid communication with the reaction site of the analysis element and comprising a capillary channel leading from the tip of the lancing element to the reaction site for transporting sample liquid by capillary forces to the reagent r system; the drive assembly is adapted for driving at least the following movements by manually generated mechanical force: (a) a coupling movement by which one of the lancing elements, which is in a compartment of the magazine located in a piercing position, is coupled to the drive assembly; (b) a puncturing and sample collection movement of one of the lancing elements contained in the magazine and coupled to the drive assembly, said movement including a forward movement phase in a puncturing direction until the pricking tip reaches a point of maximum displacement and, after the point of maximum displacement, a reverse movement phase opposite to the puncturing direction during which reverse movement phase the speed is reduced as compared to the forward movement for allowing suctioning of sample into the sample transfer capillary; (c) a remaganizing movement by which the test element is transported back into the compartment of the magazine, and (d) an indexing movement of the magazine for transporting a compartment thereof containing an unused test element to the piercing position. - a magazine with a plurality of compartments each containing a test element each including a lancing element and an analysis element, the lancing element having a pricking tip for performing a skin prick and a sample transfer capillary for transfer of sample liquid to the analysis element, the analysis element comprising a reagent system which reacts with the analyte contained in the sample causing a measurable change of a measurement quantity which is characteristic for the desired analytical result, and - a reusable hand-held instrument having a housing and a drive assembly for driving movements of parts inside the housing as required for the analysis, (a) a coupling movement by which one of the lancing elements, which is in a compartment of the magazine located in a piercing position, is coupled to the drive assembly; (b) a puncturing and sample collection movement of one of the lancing elements contained in the magazine and coupled to the drive assembly, said movement including a forward movement phase in a puncturing direction until the pricking tip reaches a point of maximum displacement and, after the point of maximum displacement, a reverse movement phase opposite to the puncturing direction during which reverse movement phase the speed is reduced as compared to the forward movement for allowing suctioning of sample into the sample transfer capillary; (c) a remaganizing movement by which the test element is transported back into the compartment of the magazine, and (d) an indexing movement of the magazine for transporting a compartment thereof containing an unused test element to the piercing position.