Walmart says it will offer less expensive version of insulin at $73 per vial - up to 75% cheaper than other products on the market
[Daily Mail, Where America Gets Its News] - Walmart's new insulin brand - in stores this week - costs $73 per vial or $86 for a pack of prefilled pens
- That means savings up to $101 per vial or $251 per pack of pens, making the new brand 75% less expensive
- The new brand will make insulin accessible to millions of Americans with diabetes - who pay an average of $5,700 per year for the drug
- ReliOn NovoLog insulin is manufactured by Novo Nordisk
- But insulin is still more expensive in the U.S., which has 34 million diabetes patients, than in other countries
Posted by: Skidmark 2021-06-30 |