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Massachusetts nonprofit aims to make insulin more affordable for diabetes patients

A nonprofit in Cambridge, Massachusetts is aiming to make insulin more accessible for diabetes patients in the United States by selling vials of the drug at a fraction of the cost. According to WBZ-TV ... Read More

California To Launch Insulin for Just $11 a Pen

The state’s insulin — sold under the brand name CalRx — will be available at a recommended price of $11 per pen, or $55 for a five-pack. The move is part of a partnership between the state and the ... Read More

Novel Therapy Aims to Make Type 1 Diabetes Patients Insulin Free

UCSF Health transplant specialists recently performed an innovative, minimally invasive pancreatic islet transplant designed to enable a patient with Type 1 diabetes to become insulin independent. The ... Read More

California to begin selling affordable, state-branded insulin beginning next year

Gov. Gavin Newsom says California will begin selling affordable insulin under its own label on Jan. 1, nearly three years after he first announced a partnership to sell state-branded generic drugs at ... Read More

A Cure for Type 1 Diabetes Seems Close, Thanks to New Drugs and Tech

Although teplizumab doesn’t work for everyone and how much it delays progression varies, it has inspired new directions in research, and a few therapies show signs of success. The progress has people ... Read More

Sanofi set to offer insulin products at $35 per month for all US patients

Sept 26 (Reuters) - French drugmaker Sanofi (SASY.PA), opens new tab said on Friday it would offer a month's supply of any of its insulin products for $35 to all patients in the U.S. with a valid ... Read More