University Hospitals Birmingham NHS Foundation Trust

Reports

Status Drug name NICE TAs Comments
Status: Green Insulin actrapid® injection (10ml)

Prescribe by brand name
Status: Amber Insulin aspart (Fiasp®)

Prescribe by brand name. For specialist use in pregnancy.
Status: Green Insulin aspart (Novorapid®) injection

Prescribe by brand name
Status: Amber Insulin degludec 100 units/ml (Tresiba®)

Amber for type 1 diabetes- specialist initiation. RICaD. Red for Type 2 diabetes.                                        
Status: Red Insulin degludec 100 units/ml (Tresiba®)#red

Amber for type 1 diabetes- specialist initiation. RICaD. Red for Type 2 diabetes.     
Status: Green Insulin detemir (Levemir®)

Prescribe by brand name
Status: Amber Insulin glargene 300 units/ml (Toujeo®)

Specialist initiation. For patients who require more than 80 units of insulin glargine per day and who are troubled by nocturnal hypos. Transfer to Primary Care should not happen until specialists can demonstrate reduction in nocturnal hypos (e.g. after 3–4 months). RICaD.
Status: Green Insulin glargine (lantus®)

Extremely high relative cost. Prescribe by brand name.
Status: Green Insulin glulisine (Apidra)

Prescribe by brand name
Status: Green Insulin humalog® mix 25

Prescribe by brand name
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