| Name | Type | Vial(10ml) | Cartridges / Penfills (3ml) | Disposable Pen (3ml) | Manufacturer |
| Short Acting Insulins | | | | | |
Actrapid
Human Insulin rDNA | Neutral soluble | | | | Novo Nordisk |
Pork Actrapid*
Porcine Insulin | Neutral Soluble | * | | | Novo Nordisk |
| Humulin S | Neutral Soluble | | | | Eli Lilly |
| Hypurin Bovine Neutral | Soluble | | | | Wockhardt UK |
| Hypurin Porcine Neutral | Soluble | | | | Wockhardt UK |
| Insuman Rapid | Neutral Soluble | | | | Hoescht Marion Roussel |
| Medium Action | | | | | |
| Humulin I | Isophane | | | | Eli Lilly |
Insulatard
Human Insulin rDNA | Isophane | | | Innolet | Novo Nordisk |
Pork Insulatard*
Porcine Insulin | Isophane | * | | | Novo Nordisk |
| Hypurin Bovine Isophane | Isophane | | | | Wockhardt UK |
| Hypurin Porcine Isophane | Isophane | | | | Wockhardt UK |
| Insuman Basal | Isophane | 5ml | | | Hoescht Marion Roussel |
| Pre-Mixed Insulin | | | | | |
Mixtard 10*
Human Insulin rDNA | Soluble/Isophane | | * | | Novo Nordisk |
Mixtard 20*
Human Insulin rDNA | Soluble/Isophane | | * | | Novo Nordisk |
Mixtard 30
Human Insulin rDNA | Soluble/Isophane | | | Innolet | Novo Nordisk |
Pork Mixtard 30*
Porcine Insulin | Soluble/Isophane | * | | | Novo Nordisk |
Mixtard 40*
Human Insulin rDNA | Soluble/Isophane | | * | | Novo Nordisk |
Mixtard 50*
Human Insulin rDNA | Soluble/Isophane | | * | | Novo Nordisk |
| Humulin M3 | Soluble/Isophane | | | | Eli Lilly |
| Humulin M5 | Soluble/Isophane | | | | Eli Lilly |
| Hypurin Porcine 30/70 Mix | Soluble/Isophane | | | | Wockhardt UK |
| Insuman Comb 50 | Soluble/Isophane | | | | Hoescht Marion Roussel |
| Insuman Comb 25 | Soluble/Isophane | 5ml | | | Hoescht Marion Roussel |
| Insuman Comb 15 | Soluble/Isophane | | | | Hoescht Marion Roussel |
| The above pre mixed insulins should be injected 20-30 minutes before eating. | All Premixed insulins (cloudy) should be mixed by tipping up the vial or pen 10 times. | Always mix well. | | | |
| Long Acting Insulin | | | | | |
| Detemir (Levemir) | Long-acting analogue | | | FlexPen | Novo Nordisk |
| Glargine (Lantus) | Long-acting analogue | | | | Aventis |
| Hypurin Bovine Lente | Lente | | | | Wockhardt UK |
| Hypurin Bovine PZI | Protamine Zinc | | | | Wockhardt UK |
| Short-acting Analogues and Analogue mixes | | | | | |
| Humalog (lispro) | Insulin Lispro | | | | Eli Lilly |
| Humalog Mix 25 | Insulin lispro/Isophane | | • | • | Eli Lilly |
| Humalog Mix 50 | Insulin lispro/Isophane | | | • | Eli Lilly |
| NovoMix 30 | Biphasic Insulin Aspart | | | FlexPen | Novo Nordisk |
| NovoRapid | Insulin Aspart | | | FlexPen | Novo Nordisk |
| To be injected immediately before or after meals. | Mixes need to be resuspended before each injection as above. | | | | |
| * Denotes no longer available after December 2007 | | | | | |