Insulin glulisine
Insulin glulisine was ranked 581st of 1,796 medicines by items in May 2026, with 6,176 items, down 10.2% on a year earlier.
Dispensed in May 2026
Rolling 12 months
Net ingredient cost · May 2026
Figure 1. Insulin glulisine: national items dispensed by month
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 £39.60
- Year on year Down 10.2% on a year earlier
Top presentations, May 2026
The individual products dispensed under Insulin glulisine this month.
| Presentation | BNF code | Items | Net ingredient cost |
|---|---|---|---|
| Apidra 100units/ml inj 3ml pre-filled SoloStar pens | 0601011P0BBAEAC | 5,478 | £209,595 |
| Apidra 100units/ml solution for injection 3ml cartridges | 0601011P0BBABAB | 416 | £17,065 |
| Apidra 100units/ml solution for injection 10ml vials | 0601011P0BBAAAA | 282 | £17,888 |
Source: NHSBSA Prescription Cost Analysis · to May 2026 OGL v3.0
Where Insulin glulisine is dispensed
The regions and dispensing practices with the highest Insulin glulisine volumes.
Top regions
- NHS Cheshire and Merseyside Integrated Care Board 656
- NHS Black Country Integrated Care Board 537
- NHS Staffordshire and Stoke-on-trent Integrated Care Board 471
- NHS West Yorkshire Integrated Care Board 365
- NHS Birmingham and Solihull Integrated Care Board 333
- NHS Gloucestershire Integrated Care Board 328
Top dispensing practices
Regional volumes from NHSBSA Prescription Cost Analysis; practice volumes from NHS dispensing data.
Compare Insulin glulisine with
Other medicines in the same BNF section, by prescribing volume.
Download this data
The monthly series for Insulin glulisine 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.