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Novolin R

Human Insulin · INSULIN HUMAN 100 [iU]/mL · Injection, Solution · Subcutaneous · Novo Nordisk

NDC 00169-1833-02 · 1 VIAL in 1 CARTON / 10 mL in 1 VIAL · BLA · View full market →

The short version

Only one company currently supplies this market — there is no backup if it stumbles. The price has held steady around $13.49 per unit over the past year. Historically, drugs in this position went on to a new shortage within 90 days about 0.4% of the time — roughly 3× the typical drug (0.1%).

The numbers behind every sentence are on this page below — and the Watch button emails you when any of them move.

Medicare Part D

All Part D pricing →

Matched to CMS's representative package for this drug (NDC 00169-1833-11) — same generic, strength, and dosage form. CMS prices one NDC per drug concept, not every package.

ⓘ How this was built
Data sources
  • CMS quarterly Prescription Drug Plan Formulary & Pricing files (SPUF)
Method

Negotiated 30-day point-of-sale unit prices and formulary terms aggregated across every unsuppressed Part D and MA-PD plan for the quarter shown. Point of sale means gross of confidential rebates. CMS publishes one representative NDC per drug concept (RxCUI) rather than every package, so these figures come from CMS's representative package for the same drug — matched on generic name, strength, and dosage form. Estimated from MedPAC's program-wide rebate aggregates (June 2023: DIR = 29% of gross Part D spending; brand rebates ≈ 25–40% of gross, generics minimal). Actual rebates are confidential and vary widely by drug — this is a range, not a fact about this drug.

Pipeline and calculations built by Claude (Fable 5) from the public datasets above. Educational only — verify against primary sources before acting.

Plans pay at point of sale
$4.62per unit
middle half $4.55$4.74 · 4,245 plans · Apr 1, 2026
Est. net of rebates
$2.77–$3.46
brand drug — est. 25-40% rebate off the price at left
Coverage & restrictions
77%of plans cover it
tier 3 · prior auth 32% · step therapy 0% · qty limit 13%

*No drug-level rebate is public — the estimate applies MedPAC's program-wide brand rebate range to this drug's gross price. Tracked here for 10 quarters since 2024.

NADAC price per unit

$0$5.00$10.00$15.00Oct 2013Feb 2018$13.49
12 price points · per · last surveyed Invalid DateSource: CMS NADAC

Estimated fill cost

WAC per package, as filed
$48.20
Reported to Texas DSHS · 2026 annual filing · Novo Nordisk Inc.

Manufacturer list price as filed — not what pharmacies actually pay after discounts.

Medicaid spend (2025)

$130,700
3,253 prescriptions paid by Medicaid nationally · all Medicaid spend →

Supply fragility

Not scored — fragility is computed for NADAC-priced NDCs.

90-day shortage risk (model v2)

0.4%chance of a new FDA shortage posting for insulin human (injectable) in the next 90 days

sterile injectable · sole-source market

For scale: the typical drug’s chance is about 0.1% — this one is 3× that.

Backtested statistical model over the whole market, not this package alone. Model details →

Is this a "specialty" drug?

There's no legal definition — it meets 2 of 6 public criteria. Why that matters →

  • Part D specialty tier
  • Costs ≥ $950/fill · avg $100.15 per prescription
  • Biologic (BLA)
  • Injectable / infused
  • Orphan-drug exclusivity
  • REMS program

Regulatory

Application
BLA019938
TE code
Approval date
Patents / exclusivity
None on file

Shortage history

No FDA shortage reports for this drug or its presentations.

Recalls (this NDC)

No enforcement reports list this package NDC.

Manufacturers of Human Insulin (Injection, Solution)

LabelerStrengthFirst seenLast seen
Novo NordiskINSULIN HUMAN 100 [iU]/mLJul 15, 2026Sep 3, 2026

Roster from daily NDC Directory diffs — first/last seen dates start July 2026.

Cite this page

DrugDashboards, "Novolin R — NDC 00169-1833-02," retrieved September 3, 2026, https://drugdashboards.com/drug/00169183302.

Free to cite with attribution — see how the data is put together.