Supplies Costs,

[lizabetic]

I thought i'd google how much my insulin costs, in bored/procrastinating.

I got ?29.45 from a post on another forum, but do we know the costs of it now days? Where could I find all this info, i'm intrigued to know!

 

[Lauren]

I know a pack of 5 Novorapid 3ml cartridges is about ?18 trade. I think my Lantus Solostar pens were a little more expensive than that. Looked it up at work one day (pharmacy) because I was bored 🙄

 

[Vicsetter]

You can get it from the British National Formulary website: bnf.org, you will have to register but it's free. Gives drug interactions and costs to the NHS. Very useful resource.

 

[trophywench]

Novorapid prices from BNF

Net price
10mL vial ?16.28;

Penfill? cartridge (for NovoPen? devices) 5 ? 3-mL = ?28.31;

5 ? 3-mL FlexPen? prefilled disposable injection devices (range 1?60 units, allowing 1-unit dosage adjustment) = ?30.60


Pens

NovoPen? Injection device; for use with Penfill? insulin cartridges;

NovoPen? Junior (for 3-mL cartridges), allowing 0.5-unit dosage adjustment, max. 35 units, net price = ?25.07;

NovoPen? 3 Demi (for 3-mL cartridges), allowing 0.5-unit dosage adjustment, max. 35 units, net price = ?25.50;

NovoPen? 4 (for 3-mL cartridges), allowing 1-unit dosage adjustment, max. 60 units, net price = ?26.86


Pen needles

Screw on, needle length 6.1 mm or less, net price 100-needle pack = ?12.53; 6.2?9.9 mm, 100-needle pack = ?8.89;
10 mm or more, 100-needle pack = ?8.89
Brands include BD Micro-Fine? +, NovoFine?, NovoTwist?, Unifine? Pentips

Snap on, needle length 6.1 mm or less, net price 100-needle pack = ?12.02; 6.2?9.9 mm, 100-needle pack = ?8.52;
10 mm or more, 100-needle pack = ?8.52
Brands include Penfine?


Humalog is about the same price as Novorapid and Lantus and Levemir both come in at over ?30 where the Novo is ?20-odd.

 

[RissyKay]

This is very interesting!!

Every time I have to go get something (Needles/Test strips.. anything) I always think that the only good thing about Diabetes is you get free prescriptions!! I wouldn't be here if I had to pay for all of it everytime!!

P.S I was also wrong another good is talking to you people!! =P

 

[trophywench]

If it's of any interest, the BNF Drug Tariff is updated twice a year - middle of Sept and middle of March - so to be absolutely certain what the NHS would pay, check at some time shortly thereafter those dates.

But it's a ballpark figure for you, anyway.