Insupen Original

NHS England recommends prescribing pen needles under £5 per box1. In a recent analysis, we found that less than 5% of CCGs have a mean average price of less than £52.

Insupen Original is priced at £2.49 (Pack of 100), complies with ISO 11608 and additional self-imposed quality tests, to ensure quality without compromise3,4.

From June 2022, we are introducing a 4mm x 33G needle to the range making Insupen Original the finest and most cost-effective pen needle range on the market. The 4mm x 33g offers patients the option of a pen needle designed to minimise discomfort at a ground-breaking sustainable price to the NHS of £2.49.

Make prescribing savings quickly

Spirit offers a FREE implementation service to drive down the cost of prescribing, without impacting your valuable time and resources.

Cost savings

The average CCG can save 43% on their annual pen needle spend by adopting Insupen Original2.

 

 

 

 

Support 

Making use of our Active Implementation service has been proven to deliver 700% greater savings than when leaving prescription changes to be managed at practice level without support5. We are experts at mobilisation and do the work for you. Other patient reviews can be conducted at the same time.

 

Learn more about Active Implementation

 

Product details

Insupen Original is available in 5 lengths and 5 gauges to match patient need. They are precision engineered to reduce friction points and have a wide internal diameter for efficient insulin administration.

Supporting materials

Download our Insupen Original information leaflet.

 


References:
1. Items which should not routinely be prescribed in primary care: Guidance for CCGs version 2, June 2019 NHS England Publishing Approval Reference 000608

2. Insulin Pen Needle Cost Savings Analysis. Data on file, Spirit Healthcare, Dec 2021
3. Data on file, Spirit Healthcare. Pikdare quality standards and testing data, supplied April 2020
4. Comparison of usability and Patient Preference for insulin Pen Needles produced with different production Techniques:”Thin-Wall” Needles compared to “Regular-Wall” Needles: An Open-Label Study, Thorsten Siegmund, M.D., Hannes Blankenfeld, M.D., and Petra-Maria Schumm-Draeger,M.D.,
Diabetes Technology & Therapeutics. August 2009,11 (8):523-528. doi: 10.1089/dia. 2009. 0048. Published in Volume: 11 Issue 8: August 21, 2009

5. Jim Swift et al, “Implementing formulary change in diabetes”, British Journal of Healthcare Management, Vol. 23, No. 4

 

 

 

How much could you save?

Try our cost calculator below. Based on the products we have available in our portfolio it will demonstrate how much money we can potentially save your CCG.

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Aneurin Bevan HB

Pen Needles
SAVE up to1
£ 285,130
Test Strips
SAVE up to1
£ 1,597,398
Lancets
SAVE up to1
£ 61,887
Diabetes Total
SAVE up to1
£ 1,944,415

Ayrshire and Arran

Pen Needles
SAVE up to1
£ 317,283
Test Strips
SAVE up to1
£ 1,401,198
Lancets
SAVE up to1
£ 62,948
Diabetes Total
SAVE up to1
£ 1,781,429

Bath and North East Somerset, Swindon and Wiltshire ICB

Pen Needles
SAVE up to1
£ 275,999
Test Strips
SAVE up to1
£ 1,364,171
Lancets
SAVE up to1
£ 45,423
Diabetes Total
SAVE up to1
£ 1,685,593

Bedfordshire, Luton and Milton Keynes ICB

Pen Needles
SAVE up to1
£ 262,168
Test Strips
SAVE up to1
£ 1,391,544
Lancets
SAVE up to1
£ 38,946
Diabetes Total
SAVE up to1
£ 1,692,658

Belfast Area

Pen Needles
SAVE up to1
£ 226,175
Test Strips
SAVE up to1
£ 1,238,926
Lancets
SAVE up to1
£ 34,664
Diabetes Total
SAVE up to1
£ 1,499,765

Betsi Cadwaladr University HB

Pen Needles
SAVE up to1
£ 164,731
Test Strips
SAVE up to1
£ 1,136,764
Lancets
SAVE up to1
£ 11,918
Diabetes Total
SAVE up to1
£ 1,313,413

Birmingham and Solihull ICB

Pen Needles
SAVE up to1
£ 123,636
Test Strips
SAVE up to1
£ 967,931
Lancets
SAVE up to1
£ 10,714
Diabetes Total
SAVE up to1
£ 1,102,281

Black Country ICB

Pen Needles
SAVE up to1
£ 181,647
Test Strips
SAVE up to1
£ 970,381
Lancets
SAVE up to1
£ 25,631
Diabetes Total
SAVE up to1
£ 1,177,659

Borders

Pen Needles
SAVE up to1
£ 152,506
Test Strips
SAVE up to1
£ 912,739
Lancets
SAVE up to1
£ 38,249
Diabetes Total
SAVE up to1
£ 1,103,494

Bristol, North Somerset and South Gloucestershire ICB

Pen Needles
SAVE up to1
£ 167,309
Test Strips
SAVE up to1
£ 909,514
Lancets
SAVE up to1
£ 33,382
Diabetes Total
SAVE up to1
£ 1,110,205

Buckinghamshire, Oxfordshire and Berkshire West ICB

Pen Needles
SAVE up to1
£ 167,922
Test Strips
SAVE up to1
£ 823,606
Lancets
SAVE up to1
£ 30,483
Diabetes Total
SAVE up to1
£ 1,022,011

Cambridgeshire and Peterborough ICB

Pen Needles
SAVE up to1
£ 176,240
Test Strips
SAVE up to1
£ 903,600
Lancets
SAVE up to1
£ 31,216
Diabetes Total
SAVE up to1
£ 1,111,056

Cardiff and Vale University HB

Pen Needles
SAVE up to1
£ 168,992
Test Strips
SAVE up to1
£ 764,125
Lancets
SAVE up to1
£ 26,129
Diabetes Total
SAVE up to1
£ 959,246

Cheshire and Merseyside ICB

Pen Needles
SAVE up to1
£ 161,637
Test Strips
SAVE up to1
£ 812,842
Lancets
SAVE up to1
£ 25,589
Diabetes Total
SAVE up to1
£ 1,000,068

Cornwall and The Isles of Scilly ICB

Pen Needles
SAVE up to1
£ 143,439
Test Strips
SAVE up to1
£ 784,218
Lancets
SAVE up to1
£ 28,135
Diabetes Total
SAVE up to1
£ 955,792

Coventry and Warwickshire ICB

Pen Needles
SAVE up to1
£ 103,262
Test Strips
SAVE up to1
£ 704,811
Lancets
SAVE up to1
£ 32,134
Diabetes Total
SAVE up to1
£ 840,207

Cwm Taf Morgannwg HB

Pen Needles
SAVE up to1
£ 122,826
Test Strips
SAVE up to1
£ 745,407
Lancets
SAVE up to1
£ 15,603
Diabetes Total
SAVE up to1
£ 883,836

Derby and Derbyshire ICB

Pen Needles
SAVE up to1
£ 136,429
Test Strips
SAVE up to1
£ 733,295
Lancets
SAVE up to1
£ 25,911
Diabetes Total
SAVE up to1
£ 895,635

Devon ICB

Pen Needles
SAVE up to1
£ 88,099
Test Strips
SAVE up to1
£ 648,649
Lancets
SAVE up to1
£ 16,221
Diabetes Total
SAVE up to1
£ 752,969

Dorset ICB

Pen Needles
SAVE up to1
£ 94,717
Test Strips
SAVE up to1
£ 672,888
Lancets
SAVE up to1
£ 16,738
Diabetes Total
SAVE up to1
£ 784,343

Dumfries and Galloway

Pen Needles
SAVE up to1
£ 130,072
Test Strips
SAVE up to1
£ 597,967
Lancets
SAVE up to1
£ 26,017
Diabetes Total
SAVE up to1
£ 754,056

Fife

Pen Needles
SAVE up to1
£ 124,871
Test Strips
SAVE up to1
£ 656,396
Lancets
SAVE up to1
£ 20,914
Diabetes Total
SAVE up to1
£ 802,181

Forth Valley

Pen Needles
SAVE up to1
£ 84,821
Test Strips
SAVE up to1
£ 548,580
Lancets
SAVE up to1
£ 24,592
Diabetes Total
SAVE up to1
£ 657,993

Frimley ICB

Pen Needles
SAVE up to1
£ 107,189
Test Strips
SAVE up to1
£ 436,493
Lancets
SAVE up to1
£ 23,620
Diabetes Total
SAVE up to1
£ 567,302

Gloucestershire ICB

Pen Needles
SAVE up to1
£ 117,462
Test Strips
SAVE up to1
£ 608,542
Lancets
SAVE up to1
£ 15,493
Diabetes Total
SAVE up to1
£ 741,497

Grampian

Pen Needles
SAVE up to1
£ 106,321
Test Strips
SAVE up to1
£ 544,786
Lancets
SAVE up to1
£ 26,867
Diabetes Total
SAVE up to1
£ 677,974

Greater Glasgow and Clyde

Pen Needles
SAVE up to1
£ 94,256
Test Strips
SAVE up to1
£ 505,860
Lancets
SAVE up to1
£ 23,454
Diabetes Total
SAVE up to1
£ 623,570

Greater Manchester ICB

Pen Needles
SAVE up to1
£ 59,126
Test Strips
SAVE up to1
£ 521,227
Lancets
SAVE up to1
£ 15,950
Diabetes Total
SAVE up to1
£ 596,303

Hampshire and Isle of Wight ICB

Pen Needles
SAVE up to1
£ 97,065
Test Strips
SAVE up to1
£ 513,828
Lancets
SAVE up to1
£ 13,340
Diabetes Total
SAVE up to1
£ 624,233

Herefordshire and Worcestershire ICB

Pen Needles
SAVE up to1
£ 96,689
Test Strips
SAVE up to1
£ 495,305
Lancets
SAVE up to1
£ 9,341
Diabetes Total
SAVE up to1
£ 601,335

Hertfordshire and West Essex ICB

Pen Needles
SAVE up to1
£ 96,057
Test Strips
SAVE up to1
£ 490,742
Lancets
SAVE up to1
£ 18,598
Diabetes Total
SAVE up to1
£ 605,397

Highland

Pen Needles
SAVE up to1
£ 82,137
Test Strips
SAVE up to1
£ 483,820
Lancets
SAVE up to1
£ 8,546
Diabetes Total
SAVE up to1
£ 574,503

Humber and North Yorkshire ICB

Pen Needles
SAVE up to1
£ 95,219
Test Strips
SAVE up to1
£ 457,873
Lancets
SAVE up to1
£ 10,076
Diabetes Total
SAVE up to1
£ 563,168

Hywel Dda HB

Pen Needles
SAVE up to1
£ 79,697
Test Strips
SAVE up to1
£ 224,283
Lancets
SAVE up to1
£ 7,396
Diabetes Total
SAVE up to1
£ 311,376

Kent and Medway ICB

Pen Needles
SAVE up to1
£ 99,115
Test Strips
SAVE up to1
£ 425,462
Lancets
SAVE up to1
£ 10,194
Diabetes Total
SAVE up to1
£ 534,771

Lanarkshire

Pen Needles
SAVE up to1
£ 100,487
Test Strips
SAVE up to1
£ 452,585
Lancets
SAVE up to1
£ 11,090
Diabetes Total
SAVE up to1
£ 564,162

Lancashire and South Cumbria ICB

Pen Needles
SAVE up to1
£ 41,783
Test Strips
SAVE up to1
£ 391,554
Lancets
SAVE up to1
£ 16,563
Diabetes Total
SAVE up to1
£ 449,900

Leicester, Leicestershire and Rutland ICB

Pen Needles
SAVE up to1
£ 28,308
Test Strips
SAVE up to1
£ 354,656
Lancets
SAVE up to1
£ 10,038
Diabetes Total
SAVE up to1
£ 393,002

Lincolnshire ICB

Pen Needles
SAVE up to1
£ 72,357
Test Strips
SAVE up to1
£ 405,184
Lancets
SAVE up to1
£ 13,184
Diabetes Total
SAVE up to1
£ 490,725

Lothian

Pen Needles
SAVE up to1
£ 79,617
Test Strips
SAVE up to1
£ 405,911
Lancets
SAVE up to1
£ 8,108
Diabetes Total
SAVE up to1
£ 493,636

Mid and South Essex ICB

Pen Needles
SAVE up to1
£ 65,512
Test Strips
SAVE up to1
£ 396,286
Lancets
SAVE up to1
£ 9,473
Diabetes Total
SAVE up to1
£ 471,271

Norfolk and Waveney ICB

Pen Needles
SAVE up to1
£ 72,435
Test Strips
SAVE up to1
£ 279,321
Lancets
SAVE up to1
£ 14,275
Diabetes Total
SAVE up to1
£ 366,031

North Central London ICB

Pen Needles
SAVE up to1
£ 75,257
Test Strips
SAVE up to1
£ 362,710
Lancets
SAVE up to1
£ 8,250
Diabetes Total
SAVE up to1
£ 446,217

North East and North Cumbria ICB

Pen Needles
SAVE up to1
£ 74,317
Test Strips
SAVE up to1
£ 307,608
Lancets
SAVE up to1
£ 6,015
Diabetes Total
SAVE up to1
£ 387,940

North East London ICB

Pen Needles
SAVE up to1
£ 66,606
Test Strips
SAVE up to1
£ 330,741
Lancets
SAVE up to1
£ 9,623
Diabetes Total
SAVE up to1
£ 406,970

North West London ICB

Pen Needles
SAVE up to1
£ 66,719
Test Strips
SAVE up to1
£ 362,329
Lancets
SAVE up to1
£ 5,231
Diabetes Total
SAVE up to1
£ 434,279

Northamptonshire ICB

Pen Needles
SAVE up to1
£ 68,395
Test Strips
SAVE up to1
£ 320,056
Lancets
SAVE up to1
£ 10,912
Diabetes Total
SAVE up to1
£ 399,363

Northern Area

Pen Needles
SAVE up to1
£ 67,997
Test Strips
SAVE up to1
£ 296,946
Lancets
SAVE up to1
£ 13,315
Diabetes Total
SAVE up to1
£ 378,258

Nottingham and Nottinghamshire ICB

Pen Needles
SAVE up to1
£ 44,362
Test Strips
SAVE up to1
£ 287,422
Lancets
SAVE up to1
£ 10,747
Diabetes Total
SAVE up to1
£ 342,531

Orkney

Pen Needles
SAVE up to1
£ 66,934
Test Strips
SAVE up to1
£ 224,160
Lancets
SAVE up to1
£ 7,431
Diabetes Total
SAVE up to1
£ 298,525

Powys Teaching HB

Pen Needles
SAVE up to1
£ 59,268
Test Strips
SAVE up to1
£ 277,073
Lancets
SAVE up to1
£ 10,190
Diabetes Total
SAVE up to1
£ 346,531

Shetland

Pen Needles
SAVE up to1
£ 38,070
Test Strips
SAVE up to1
£ 250,525
Lancets
SAVE up to1
£ 10,645
Diabetes Total
SAVE up to1
£ 299,240

Shropshire, Telford and Wrekin ICB

Pen Needles
SAVE up to1
£ 30,555
Test Strips
SAVE up to1
£ 224,934
Lancets
SAVE up to1
£ 8,414
Diabetes Total
SAVE up to1
£ 263,903

Somerset ICB

Pen Needles
SAVE up to1
£ 52,503
Test Strips
SAVE up to1
£ 281,901
Lancets
SAVE up to1
£ 5,056
Diabetes Total
SAVE up to1
£ 339,460

South East London ICB

Pen Needles
SAVE up to1
£ 38,850
Test Strips
SAVE up to1
£ 254,888
Lancets
SAVE up to1
£ 6,425
Diabetes Total
SAVE up to1
£ 300,163

South Eastern Area

Pen Needles
SAVE up to1
£ 47,805
Test Strips
SAVE up to1
£ 214,361
Lancets
SAVE up to1
£ 5,249
Diabetes Total
SAVE up to1
£ 267,415

South West London ICB

Pen Needles
SAVE up to1
£ 39,967
Test Strips
SAVE up to1
£ 210,534
Lancets
SAVE up to1
£ 5,403
Diabetes Total
SAVE up to1
£ 255,904

South Yorkshire ICB

Pen Needles
SAVE up to1
£ 43,761
Test Strips
SAVE up to1
£ 194,480
Lancets
SAVE up to1
£ 4,132
Diabetes Total
SAVE up to1
£ 242,373

Southern Area

Pen Needles
SAVE up to1
£ 43,020
Test Strips
SAVE up to1
£ 202,291
Lancets
SAVE up to1
£ 7,327
Diabetes Total
SAVE up to1
£ 252,638

Staffordshire and Stoke-on-Trent ICB

Pen Needles
SAVE up to1
£ 39,068
Test Strips
SAVE up to1
£ 131,133
Lancets
SAVE up to1
£ 4,782
Diabetes Total
SAVE up to1
£ 174,983

Suffolk and North East Essex ICB

Pen Needles
SAVE up to1
£ 30,779
Test Strips
SAVE up to1
£ 104,024
Lancets
SAVE up to1
£ 3,486
Diabetes Total
SAVE up to1
£ 138,289

Surrey Heartlands ICB

Pen Needles
SAVE up to1
£ 31,361
Test Strips
SAVE up to1
£ 122,481
Lancets
SAVE up to1
£ 2,622
Diabetes Total
SAVE up to1
£ 156,464

Sussex ICB

Pen Needles
SAVE up to1
£ 17,012
Test Strips
SAVE up to1
£ 87,080
Lancets
SAVE up to1
£ 3,113
Diabetes Total
SAVE up to1
£ 107,205

Swansea Bay University HB

Pen Needles
SAVE up to1
£ 14,743
Test Strips
SAVE up to1
£ 54,661
Lancets
SAVE up to1
£ 887
Diabetes Total
SAVE up to1
£ 70,291

Tayside

Pen Needles
SAVE up to1
£ 17,088
Test Strips
SAVE up to1
£ 21,150
Lancets
SAVE up to1
£ 764
Diabetes Total
SAVE up to1
£ 39,002

West Yorkshire ICB

Pen Needles
SAVE up to1
£ 4,923
Test Strips
SAVE up to1
£ 22,886
Lancets
SAVE up to1
£ 838
Diabetes Total
SAVE up to1
£ 28,647

Western Area

Pen Needles
SAVE up to1
£ 4,704
Test Strips
SAVE up to1
£ 15,075
Lancets
SAVE up to1
£ 326
Diabetes Total
SAVE up to1
£ 20,105

Western Isles

Pen Needles
SAVE up to1
£ 2,886
Test Strips
SAVE up to1
£ 12,221
Lancets
SAVE up to1
£ 524
Diabetes Total
SAVE up to1
£ 15,631
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Based on ICB prescribing data from Jul 2022 – June 2023 with a 70% switch from current prescribing to comparable products from Spirit Healthcare.

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