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They say her 3 month supply was $3700. Branding and "format" will affect the numbers. Pen? Vile? Pump? Humalog? Novalog? did the somewhat vague "3 month supply"
by syn0byte 8y ago
They say her 3 month supply was $3700. Branding and "format" will affect the numbers. Pen? Vile? Pump? Humalog? Novalog? did the somewhat vague "3 month supply" include both short and long acting versions in the price tag?
I don't doubt the numbers, but I do detect some omission/simplification to make it seem extra stark.
- rfinney 8y agoKey phrase from the article is "modern generation of insulin". A good overview of the design and effects of the new insulins are here : https://onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/full/10.1111/dme.13692 https://onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/full/10.1111/dme.13692 ( "Lessons for modern insulin development" ).
- tomca32 8y agoStill even with prices of modern insulins I'm not sure it makes much sense. Fiasp is an example of one of the most modern ones and still I can't find a price higher than $125 per 3ml: https://www.goodrx.com/fiasp?dosage=3ml-of-100-units-ml&form=flextouch-pen&label_override=Fiasp&quantity=1 https://www.goodrx.com/fiasp?dosage=3ml-of-100-units-ml&form...
- sithlord 8y agorotated between novolog and humalog 10/ml vials quite a bit (insulin pump - don't use long acting) and they are priced identically.