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> Diabetics don't want generic insulin I sure do. I use Humalog now and it's out of patent. There just isn't a generic available for it because it's just not a
by RHSeeger 4y ago
> Diabetics don't want generic insulin
I sure do. I use Humalog now and it's out of patent. There just isn't a generic available for it because it's just not all that cost effective to do. Creating and producing a generic for biologics (like insulins) is not simple like it is for simple chemicals. As I understand it, they need to undergo trials and the like, which drastically raises the price of creating them.
- argonaut 4y agoThere is a generic now. https://www.goodrx.com/insulin-lispro https://www.goodrx.com/insulin-lispro There's also admelog, which is not a generic but is a "biosimilar" that is much cheaper.
- not2b 4y agoSorry, I meant to say that diabetics don't want the slow-acting generic insulin Walmart sells, which the parent was discussing (except as a last resort). My wife is type 1 diabetic.