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Insulin products
Information
There are over 20 different insulins available on the market today. Insulins have a proprietary name e.g. Apidra® and an approved name e.g. Insulin glulisine. Insulins are known by their proprietary name.
The Monthly Index of Medical Specialties (MIMS) online has a complete list.
A summary of the manufacturers and product names is as follows:
Lilly (www.lilly.co.uk)
- Humalog® (see the Humalog® information guide (PDF 295KB)
- Humalog® Mix 25™ (see the Humalog® Mix 25™ information guide (PDF 338KB)
- Humalog® Mix 50™ (see the Humalog® Mix 50™ information guide (PDF 592KB)
- Humulin® I (see the Humulin® I information guide (PDF 159KB)
- Humulin® S (see the Humulin® S information guide)
- Humulin® M3 (see the Humulin® M3 information guide)
- Lilly Insulin Range Chart (PDF 967KB)
- Lilly Insulin Safety Chart (PDF 684KB)
Novo Nordisk (www.novonordisk.co.uk)
- Actrapid® (see the Actrapid® information guide)
- Insulatard® (see the Insulatard® information guide)
- Levemir® (see the Levemir® information guide)
- Mixtard® 30 discontinuation
- NovoMix® 30 (see the Novomix® 30 information guide)
- NovoRapid® (see the NovoRapid® information guide)
Sanofi Aventis (www.sanofi-aventis.co.uk)
- Apidra® (see the Apidra® information guide)
- Insuman® Basal (see the Insuman® Basal information guide)
- Insuman® Comb 15 (see the Insuman® Comb 15 information guide)
- Insuman® Comb 25 (see the Insuman® Comb 25 information guide)
- Insuman® Comb 50 (see the Insuman® Comb 50 information guide)
- Insuman® Rapid (see the Insuman® Rapid information guide)
- Lantus® (see the Lantus® guide)
Wockhardt UK (www.wockhardt.co.uk)
- Hypurin® Bovine Neutral (see the Hypurin® Bovine Neutral information guide)
- Hypurin® Porcine Neutral (see the Hypurin® Porcine Neutral information guide)
- Hypurin® Porcine 30/70 (see the Hypurin® Porcine 30/70 information guide)
- Hypurin® Bovine Isophane (see the Hypurin® Bovine Isophane information guide)
- Hypurin® Porcine Isophane (see the Hypurin® Porcine Isophane information guide)
- Hypurin® Bovine Lente (see the Hypurin® Bovine Lente information guide)
- Hypurin® Bovine PZI (see the Hypurin® Bovine PZI information guide)
Visit the manufacturers' websites for more information.
Quick Links
Diabetes: Insulin Use it Safely Patient Booklet (PDF 491.2KB)
Safe Use of Insulin and You Patient Information Booklet (PDF 398.2KB)
NPSA Rapid Response Report - Safer Administration of Insulin (PDF 60KB)
NPSA Alert - The adult patient's passport to safer use of insulin
Monthly Index of Medical Specialties (MIMS) online
