WREG

FDA allows pharmacists to automatically swap ‘generic’ insulin for brand-name

This is an archived article and the information in the article may be outdated. Please look at the time stamp on the story to see when it was last updated. U.S. regulators took action Wednesday that ...

‘California’ brand insulin is hitting the market

And the market for insulin has changed fast. Since 2023, drug companies have cut costs voluntarily, spurred by government interventions like California’s. Before that, in 2019, about 9% of people with ...
Governing

California Becomes First State to Sell Its Own Insulin

The new CalRx insulin will hit the market in January at $55 a month, part of a broader state effort to rein in drug costs.
FOX 5 Atlanta

FDA approves swap for cheaper insulin over pricier brand-name

WASHINGTON (AP) - U.S. regulators took action Wednesday that will make it easier to get a cheaper, near-copy of a brand-name insulin at the drugstore. Doctors now have to specifically prescribe what’s ...
WBAL

California aims to make its own insulin brand to lower price

SACRAMENTO, Calif. (AP) — A vial of insulin cost $25 in 1995, back when Chris Noble was 5 years old and just learning how to manage his Type 1 diabetes with the help of his parents and his doctors.
Hosted on MSN

Newsom committed California to making its own insulin. It’s at least a year behind his schedule

Gov. Gavin Newsom’s ambitious plan to produce a cheap, generic insulin for the 3.2 million Californians with diabetes is behind the schedule he announced and unlikely to make it to market for several ...
Mankato Free Press

My Part D doesn’t cover my expensive insulin brand. Now what?

In 2022, the Toni Says Medicare team enrolled me in Medicare with Medicare Supplement and Medicare Part D plan including my prescriptions that had copay only. When I looked online at Medicare.gov, I ...
NBC4 Columbus

FDA allows pharmacists to automatically swap ‘generic’ insulin for brand-name

U.S. regulators took action Wednesday that will make it easier to get a cheaper, near-copy of brand-name insulin at the drugstore. Doctors now have to specifically prescribe what’s called a biosimilar ...
Capital Public Radio

Newsom committed California to making its own insulin. It’s at least a year behind his schedule

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