As of 05 Nov 2026 00:18 UTC. Status is always as stated in the latest recorded notice; the sources do not publish resolution, so nothing on this page says a medicine is back — see methodology.
Presentations, as stated in the latest recorded notice
Each line is re-expressed from MSN/2024/053 (20 May 2024): the product named, the status the source stated, and the expected-back phrase kept as written. Not the source's sentence, and not an observation of stock.
| Presentation | Status, as stated | Expected back, as stated | Stated in |
|---|---|---|---|
| Humulin® S (insulin soluble human) 100units/ml 10ml vialsaffected product · inferred from phrasing | Out of stock, as stated | mid-June 2024precision: mid-month · window end 20 Jun 2024, derived from “mid-June 2024” | notice of 20 May 2024 |
| Actrapid® (insulin soluble human) 100units/ml 10ml vialsnamed by the source as remaining available · inferred from phrasing | Stated as available | — not stated for this line | notice of 20 May 2024 |
Protocol in force
No Serious Shortage Protocol matched to this name is in force on the NHSBSA register. Matching is by name until identifier coding lands.
Named in the source as remaining available
- Actrapid® (insulin soluble human) 100units/ml 10ml vials — named by the source as remaining available (inferred from phrasing)
Only names the source itself listed, as it listed them (source post ↗). No substitution, dosing or counselling advice is given here or implied.
Identifiers — Humulin S
BNF chemical and SNOMED identifiers from NHSBSA Prescription Cost Analysis (Open Government Licence), matched by name (presentation name), confidence 0.90 — grouping under review where marked Release Jul 2026.
BNF SNOMED mapping, NHSBSA Copyright 2026; Prescription Cost Analysis (PCA) Monthly Administrative Data, NHSBSA Copyright 2026. This information is licenced under the terms of the Open Government Licence.
History
One supply notification on record, 20 May 2024. We record when a shortage is declared, not when stock returns — the source doesn't publish that. An update sharing a reference counts as one episode.
| Issued | Notice | Kind | Tier | Reference |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 20 May 2024 | Medicine Supply Notification: Humulin® S (insulin soluble human) 100units/ml solution for injection 10ml vials | Supply notification | Tier 2 | MSN/2024/053 |
Also recorded under
Bracketed names seen in this medicine's notice titles: insulin soluble human. Grouping is by the head name in each title; brand and generic names may still sit on separate pages until identifier coding refines it — see the A–Z.
Scotland — separate record
NHS Scotland issues its own Medicine Supply Alert Notices. These match this medicine's name; they are shown beside, never added to, the England record.
- MSAN(2024)26 Humulin® S (insulin soluble human) 100units/ml solution for injection 10ml · issued 20 May 2024 · valid until mid-June 2024, as stated · matched by the recorded name “insulin soluble human” PDF ↗