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Insulin aspart

Endocrine System Drugs used in diabetes BNF 0601011A0
Data updated May 2026 Download CSV

Insulin aspart was ranked 111th of 1,792 medicines by items in May 2026, with 227,943 items, down 1.8% on a year earlier.

227,943items -1.8%

Dispensed in May 2026

2,739,193items

Rolling 12 months

£9,548,703

Net ingredient cost · May 2026

Figure 1. Insulin aspart: national items dispensed by month

0 122k 245k Jan 2021 Nov 2021 Sep 2022 Jul 2023 May 2024 Mar 2025 May 2026 227,943 Jan 2021: 164k Feb 2021: 154k Mar 2021: 172k Apr 2021: 170k May 2021: 164k Jun 2021: 177k Jul 2021: 179k Aug 2021: 168k Sep 2021: 178k Oct 2021: 170k Nov 2021: 178k Dec 2021: 195k Jan 2022: 176k Feb 2022: 166k Mar 2022: 192k Apr 2022: 180k May 2022: 188k Jun 2022: 184k Jul 2022: 188k Aug 2022: 191k Sep 2022: 187k Oct 2022: 186k Nov 2022: 188k Dec 2022: 201k Jan 2023: 194k Feb 2023: 178k Mar 2023: 203k Apr 2023: 185k May 2023: 199k Jun 2023: 205k Jul 2023: 201k Aug 2023: 199k Sep 2023: 197k Oct 2023: 200k Nov 2023: 206k Dec 2023: 212k Jan 2024: 213k Feb 2024: 201k Mar 2024: 206k Apr 2024: 217k May 2024: 223k Jun 2024: 211k Jul 2024: 230k Aug 2024: 220k Sep 2024: 212k Oct 2024: 226k Nov 2024: 217k Dec 2024: 229k Jan 2025: 229k Feb 2025: 205k Mar 2025: 220k Apr 2025: 221k May 2025: 232k Jun 2025: 226k Jul 2025: 241k Aug 2025: 215k Sep 2025: 226k Oct 2025: 234k Nov 2025: 217k Dec 2025: 245k Jan 2026: 231k Feb 2026: 212k Mar 2026: 236k Apr 2026: 228k May 2026: 228k

Source: NHSBSA Prescription Cost Analysis, to May 2026

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At a glance

  • Therapeutic class Drugs used in diabetes
  • Presentations 14 shown
  • Average cost / item £41.89
  • Year on year Down 1.8% 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 Insulin aspart this month.

Presentations of Insulin aspart, May 2026
Presentation BNF code Items Net ingredient cost
NovoRapid FlexPen 100units/ml inj 3ml pre-filled pens 0601011A0BBADAC 83,806 £3,250,436
NovoRapid Penfill 100units/ml inj 3ml cartridges 0601011A0BBABAB 43,051 £1,873,260
NovoRapid 100units/ml solution for injection 10ml vials 0601011A0BBAAAA 36,664 £2,074,716
Fiasp Penfill 100units/ml inj 3ml cartridges 0601011A0BCABAB 29,712 £1,122,627
Trurapi 100units/ml inj 3ml pre-filled Solostar pens 0601011A0BDABAC 17,414 £418,814
Fiasp 100units/ml solution for injection 10ml vials 0601011A0BCACAA 9,180 £501,431
NovoRapid PumpCart 100units/ml inj 1.6ml cartridges 0601011A0BBAFAD 3,108 £143,094
Trurapi 100units/ml solution for injection 3ml cartridges 0601011A0BDAAAB 3,035 £79,034
Trurapi 100units/ml solution for injection 10ml vial 0601011A0BDACAA 985 £44,539
Fiasp FlexTouch 100units/ml inj 3ml pre-filled pens 0601011A0BCAAAC 471 £16,977
NovoRapid FlexTouch 100units/ml inj 3ml pre-filled pens 0601011A0BBAEAC 326 £12,926
Insulin aspart 100units/ml inj 3ml cartridges 0601011A0AAABAB 84 £4,705
Insulin aspart 100units/ml inj 3ml pf dispos dev 0601011A0AAACAC 57 £2,497
Insulin aspart 100units/ml solution for injection 10ml vials 0601011A0AAAAAA 50 £3,647

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

Where Insulin aspart is dispensed

The regions and dispensing practices with the highest Insulin aspart volumes.

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

Compare Insulin aspart with

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