As of 06 Nov 2026 09:08 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 Status is always as stated in the latest recorded notice; the sources do not publish resolution, so nothing on this page says a medicine is back — see methodology.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/2024/112 (12 Dec 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Insulatard® (isophane insulin, human) Penfill® 100units/ml suspension for injection 3ml cartridgesaffected product · inferred from phrasing | Discontinued, as stated | — not stated for this line | notice of 12 Dec 2024 |
| Humulin® I KwikPen® (isophane insulin, human) 100units/ml suspension for injection 3ml pre-filled pensnamed by the source as remaining available · inferred from phrasing · its own page → | Stated as available | — not stated for this line | notice of 12 Dec 2024 |
| Humulin® I (isophane insulin, human) 100units/ml suspension for injection 3ml cartridgesnamed by the source as remaining available · inferred from phrasing · its own page → | Stated as available; cannot support an uplift in demand | — not stated for this line | notice of 12 Dec 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
- Humulin® I KwikPen® (isophane insulin, human) 100units/ml suspension for injection 3ml pre-filled pens — named by the source as remaining available (inferred from phrasing)
- Humulin® I (isophane insulin, human) 100units/ml suspension for injection 3ml cartridges — 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 — Insulatard
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
Notified short 2 times on record since 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 12 Dec 2024 | Medicine Supply Notification: Insulatard® (isophane insulin, human) Penfill® 100units/ml suspension for injection 3ml cartridges | Supply notification | Tier 2 | MSN/2024/112 |
| 21 Mar 2024 | Medicine Supply Notification: Insulatard® InnoLet® (insulin isophane human) 100units/ml suspension for injection 3ml pre-filled disposable devices | Supply notification | Tier 2 | MSN/2024/032 |
Also recorded under
Bracketed names seen in this medicine's notice titles: insulin isophane human, isophane insulin. 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(2025)37 • Humulin® I (insulin isophane human) 100units/ml suspension for injection · issued 28 Jul 2025 · valid until above noted products are being discontinued, as stated · matched by the recorded name “insulin isophane human” PDF ↗
- MSAN(2025)29 Insulatard® (isophane insulin, human) Penfill® 100units/ml suspension for · issued 18 Jun 2025 · valid until noted product is being discontinued, as stated · matched by name PDF ↗
- MSAN(2024)10 Insulatard® InnoLet® (insulin isophane human) 100units/ml suspension for · issued 28 Mar 2024 · valid until being discontinued, stock exhausted by the end of May 2024, as stated · matched by name PDF ↗