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Biphasic insulin lispro

Endocrine System Drugs used in diabetes BNF 0601012F0
Data updated May 2026 Download CSV

Biphasic insulin lispro was ranked 424th of 1,796 medicines by items in May 2026, with 16,340 items, down 13.8% on a year earlier.

16,340items -13.8%

Dispensed in May 2026

173,820items

Rolling 12 months

£934,625

Net ingredient cost · May 2026

Figure 1. Biphasic insulin lispro: national items dispensed by month

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Source: NHSBSA Prescription Cost Analysis, to May 2026

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At a glance

  • Therapeutic class Drugs used in diabetes
  • Presentations 6 shown
  • Average cost / item £57.20
  • Year on year Down 13.8% 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 Biphasic insulin lispro this month.

Presentations of Biphasic insulin lispro, May 2026
Presentation BNF code Items Net ingredient cost
Humalog Mix25 KwikPen 100units/ml inj 3ml pre-filled pens 0601012F0BBAEAA 7,095 £349,027
Humalog Mix50 KwikPen 100units/ml inj 3ml pre-filled pens 0601012F0BBAFAC 7,039 £447,159
Humalog Mix25 100units/ml inj 3ml cartridges 0601012F0BBABAB 1,523 £89,093
Humalog Mix50 100units/ml inj 3ml cartridges 0601012F0BBADAD 677 £49,051
Humalog Mix25 100units/ml inj 10ml vials 0601012F0BBAGAE 5 £233
Humalog Mix25 Pen 100units/ml inj 3ml pre-filled pens 0601012F0BBAAAA 1 £62

Source: NHSBSA Prescription Cost Analysis · to May 2026 OGL v3.0

Where Biphasic insulin lispro is dispensed

The regions and dispensing practices with the highest Biphasic insulin lispro volumes.

Regional volumes from NHSBSA Prescription Cost Analysis; practice volumes from NHS dispensing data.

Compare Biphasic insulin lispro with

Other medicines in the same BNF section, by prescribing volume.

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The monthly series for Biphasic insulin lispro 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.