Isophane insulin
National NHS prescribing (Prescription Cost Analysis) · Drugs used in diabetes
Isophane insulin was ranked 241st of 1,794 medicines by items in March 2026, with 58,127 items, up 3.2% on a year earlier.
58,127items
Dispensed in March 2026
NHSBSA Prescription Cost Analysis
£1,502,229
Net ingredient cost · March 2026
NHSBSA PCA
694,209items
Dispensed in the last 12 months
NHSBSA PCA
Figure 1. Isophane insulin: national items dispensed by month
Source: NHSBSA Prescription Cost Analysis, to March 2026
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The individual products dispensed under Isophane insulin, by items this month.
| Presentation | Items | Net ingredient cost |
|---|---|---|
| Humulin I KwikPen 100units/ml inj 3ml pre-filled pens | 52,916 | £1,334,168 |
| Humulin I 100units/ml inj 3ml cartridges | 3,741 | £106,215 |
| Insulatard Penfill 100units/ml inj 3ml cartridges | 837 | £28,135 |
| Insulatard 100units/ml suspension for injection 10ml vials | 259 | £6,560 |
| Humulin I 100units/ml suspension for injection 10ml vials | 184 | £8,985 |
| Hypurin Porcine Isophane 100units/ml inj 3ml cartridges | 171 | £15,503 |
| Hypurin Porcine Isophane 100units/ml inj 10ml vials | 16 | £2,600 |
| Insulatard InnoLet 100units/ml inj 3ml pre-filled pens | 2 | £29 |
| Insuman Basal 100units/ml inj 3ml pre-filled SoloStar pens | 1 | £35 |
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