A10A Insulins and analogues – insulins

ATC group of level 3 – pharmacological subgroup · in plain English: insulins

This site has the patient leaflet or the SPC of 116 medicines in this group and its subgroups.

Place in the ATC classification

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A Alimentary tract and metabolism drugs 1,624 medicines
1. A10 Drugs used in diabetes 589 medicines
  1. A10A Insulins and analogues 116 medicines
    1. A10AB Insulins and analogues for injection, fast-acting 56 medicines
    2. A10AC Insulins and analogues for injection, intermediate-acting 12 medicines
    3. A10AD Insulins and analogues for injection used in Diabetes, intermediate- or long-acting combined with fast-acting 21 medicines
    4. A10AE Insulins and analogues for injection, long-acting 26 medicines
    5. A10AF Insulins and analogues for inhalation 1 medicine

Medicines in the group and its subgroups

Medicine	Legal category
Suliqua 100 units/ml + 33 micrograms / ml solution for injection in a Pre Filled pen SPC no longer supplied (A10AE54 insulin glargine and lixisenatide)	–
Toujeo (previously Optisulin) SPC (A10AE04 insulin glargine)	–
Toujeo 300 units/ml Doublestar solution for injection in a Pre-filled pen SPC (A10AE04 insulin glargine)	Prescription only (POM)
Toujeo 300 units/ml SoloStar solution for injection in a Pre-filled pen SPC (A10AE04 insulin glargine)	Prescription only (POM)
Tresiba 100 units/ml solution for injection in cartridge SPC (A10AE06 insulin degludec)	–
Tresiba 100 units/ml solution for injection in Pre Filled pen SPC (A10AE06 insulin degludec)	–
Tresiba 200 units/ml solution for injection in Pre Filled pen SPC (A10AE06 insulin degludec)	Prescription only (POM)
Tresiba FlexTouch 100 units/ml solution for injection in Pre-filled pen (A10AE06 insulin degludec)	–
Tresiba Penfill 100 unit/ml solution for injection in cartridge (A10AE06 insulin degludec)	–
Tresiba Penfill 100 units/ml solution for injection in cartridge (A10AE06 insulin degludec)	–
Trurapi 100 units/ml solution for injection in cartridge SPC (A10AB05 insulin aspart)	–
Trurapi 100 units/ml solution for injection in Pre-filled pen SPC (A10AB05 insulin aspart)	–
Trurapi 100 units/ml solution for injection in vial SPC (A10AB05 insulin aspart)	–
Ultratard SPC no longer supplied (A10AE01 insulin (human))	–
Velosulin SPC no longer supplied (A10AB01 insulin (human))	–
Xultophy 100 units/ml + 3.6 mg / ml solution for injection SPC (A10AE56 insulin degludec and liraglutide)	Prescription only (POM)

Sources

Patient leaflets and SPCs: the MHRA product information (products.mhra.gov.uk) and the European Medicines Agency (EMA)
Active substances, ATC codes and legal categories: the NHS Dictionary of Medicines and Devices (dm+d), NHS Business Services Authority
World Health Organization (WHO): ATC/DDD classification, group A10A

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