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Insulin degludec

Endocrine System Drugs used in diabetes BNF 0601012Z0
Data updated May 2026 Download CSV

Insulin degludec was ranked 235th of 1,792 medicines by items in May 2026, with 61,358 items, little changed on a year earlier.

61,358items +0.2%

Dispensed in May 2026

730,093items

Rolling 12 months

£3,641,166

Net ingredient cost · May 2026

Figure 1. Insulin degludec: national items dispensed by month

0 33k 65k Jan 2021 Nov 2021 Sep 2022 Jul 2023 May 2024 Mar 2025 May 2026 61,358 Jan 2021: 39k Feb 2021: 36k Mar 2021: 41k Apr 2021: 42k May 2021: 40k Jun 2021: 44k Jul 2021: 45k Aug 2021: 43k Sep 2021: 46k Oct 2021: 45k Nov 2021: 47k Dec 2021: 52k Jan 2022: 47k Feb 2022: 45k Mar 2022: 52k Apr 2022: 49k May 2022: 52k Jun 2022: 51k Jul 2022: 52k Aug 2022: 54k Sep 2022: 54k Oct 2022: 54k Nov 2022: 55k Dec 2022: 59k Jan 2023: 57k Feb 2023: 53k Mar 2023: 61k Apr 2023: 55k May 2023: 60k Jun 2023: 63k Jul 2023: 64k Aug 2023: 56k Sep 2023: 59k Oct 2023: 62k Nov 2023: 64k Dec 2023: 65k Jan 2024: 64k Feb 2024: 60k Mar 2024: 60k Apr 2024: 63k May 2024: 64k Jun 2024: 60k Jul 2024: 65k Aug 2024: 61k Sep 2024: 59k Oct 2024: 62k Nov 2024: 59k Dec 2024: 62k Jan 2025: 62k Feb 2025: 55k Mar 2025: 58k Apr 2025: 58k May 2025: 61k Jun 2025: 60k Jul 2025: 63k Aug 2025: 57k Sep 2025: 60k Oct 2025: 62k Nov 2025: 58k Dec 2025: 65k Jan 2026: 62k Feb 2026: 57k Mar 2026: 62k Apr 2026: 62k May 2026: 61k

Source: NHSBSA Prescription Cost Analysis, to May 2026

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At a glance

  • Therapeutic class Drugs used in diabetes
  • Presentations 3 shown
  • Average cost / item £59.34
  • Year on year Little changed 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 degludec this month.

Presentations of Insulin degludec, May 2026
Presentation BNF code Items Net ingredient cost
Tresiba Penfill 100units/ml inj 3ml cartridges 0601012Z0BBAAAA 49,471 £2,657,002
Tresiba FlexTouch 200units/ml inj 3ml pre-filled pens 0601012Z0BBACAC 11,432 £961,880
Tresiba FlexTouch 100units/ml inj 3ml pre-filled pens 0601012Z0BBABAB 455 £22,284

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

Where Insulin degludec is dispensed

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

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

Compare Insulin degludec with

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