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It is possible to get a generic of the un-improved version from Walmart for $25: https://www.vox.com/science-and-health/2019/4/10/18302238/insulin-walmart-relio
by postpawl 7y ago
It is possible to get a generic of the un-improved version from Walmart for $25: https://www.vox.com/science-and-health/2019/4/10/18302238/insulin-walmart-relion https://www.vox.com/science-and-health/2019/4/10/18302238/in...
The article says some people need up to 6 of those vials per month. So, it can still end up being $1,800 per year.
Other non-US countries are able to provide a yearly supply of the newer biosimilar insulin for just $72-133 per year: https://gh.bmj.com/content/3/5/e000850 https://gh.bmj.com/content/3/5/e000850
- Scoundreller 7y agoYour 2nd reference talks about the theoretical lowest price that a hypothetical manufacturer could manufacture longer-acting insulins at. It doesn't identify any manufacturer actually producing at those prices.
- rglover 7y agohttps://www.walmart.com/ip/Novolin-ReliOn-Insulin-N/167672445 https://www.walmart.com/ip/Novolin-ReliOn-Insulin-N/16767244...
- Thorrez 7y agoScoundreller wanted a manufacturer producing "the newer biosimilar insulin for just $72-133 per year". That link doesn't appear to provide that information.