# Lilly cuts insulin prices
**URL:** https://forum.fudiabetes.org/t/lilly-cuts-insulin-prices/13632
**Category:** D-News
**Tags:** insulin
**Created:** [March 1, 2023, 4:04pm UTC](https://forum.fudiabetes.org/t/lilly-cuts-insulin-prices/13632 "2023-03-01T16:04:29Z")
**Posts on this page:** 7
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### Author:  [@CatLady](https://forum.fudiabetes.org/u/CatLady)
#### Post date: [March 1, 2023, 4:04pm UTC](https://forum.fudiabetes.org/t/lilly-cuts-insulin-prices/13632/1 "2023-03-01T16:04:29Z")
> **[Eli Lilly to cut insulin prices by 70 percent](https://www.washingtonpost.com/business/2023/03/01/eli-lilly-insulin/)**
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> The pharmaceutical giant will also expand a program that caps out-of-pocket costs at $35 per month.
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### Author:  [@Karl.n](https://forum.fudiabetes.org/u/Karl.n)
#### Post date: [March 1, 2023, 6:48pm UTC](https://forum.fudiabetes.org/t/lilly-cuts-insulin-prices/13632/2 "2023-03-01T18:48:19Z")
Saw that too.
Lispro getting the big cut. Also Humalog and Glargine aspr list price cuts (assuming contracted prices staying the same).
Great news if you’ve got a gap in coverage and don’t need the latest and greatest.
> **[Lilly Cuts Insulin Prices by 70% and Caps Patient Insulin Out-of-Pocket Costs...](https://investor.lilly.com/news-releases/news-release-details/lilly-cuts-insulin-prices-70-and-caps-patient-insulin-out-pocket)**
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> The Investor Relations website contains information about Eli Lilly and Company's business for stockholders, potential investors, and financial analysts.
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### Author:  [@needlesandmath](https://forum.fudiabetes.org/u/needlesandmath)
#### Post date: [March 2, 2023, 1:27pm UTC](https://forum.fudiabetes.org/t/lilly-cuts-insulin-prices/13632/3 "2023-03-02T13:27:09Z")
StatNews has coverage here that adds some significant reservations and qualifications:
> **[Eli Lilly cuts prices for some insulin products, but some are wary](https://www.statnews.com/pharmalot/2023/03/01/eli-lilly-cuts-prices-for-some-insulin-products-but-experts-and-critics-are-skeptical/)**
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> Eli Lilly, one of the largest makers of insulin, said it would make dramatic cuts to the prices of several of its older insulin products in an effort to lower costs for consumers whose insulin is not fully paid for by insurance.
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### Author:  [@elver](https://forum.fudiabetes.org/u/elver)
#### Post date: [March 2, 2023, 10:56pm UTC](https://forum.fudiabetes.org/t/lilly-cuts-insulin-prices/13632/4 "2023-03-02T22:56:31Z")
> [@Karl.n](#):
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> Lispro getting the big cut
Lispro is finally the same cost as Walmart R and NPH. Now they just need to work on the Rx part of the equation to actually make it even more accessible. I applaud the price cut regardless of the hoopla and actual reasons real or imagined. Let people have their talking points as long as the insulin is accessible and cost conscious for those who desperately need it. Just my 2¢
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### Author:  [@bkh](https://forum.fudiabetes.org/u/bkh)
#### Post date: [July 13, 2023, 3:10pm UTC](https://forum.fudiabetes.org/t/lilly-cuts-insulin-prices/13632/5 "2023-07-13T15:10:59Z")
According to a Reuters article, Lilly’s insulin lispro, the generic for Humalog, that they announced would be $25 per 10ml vial starting in May, is actually selling for much higher prices at most pharmacies.
But there is this:
> CVS in a statement said since May 4th its cash price per vial has been $28.99. “If an individual pharmacy doesn’t have a medication in stock, they typically can order it for arrival in about 1-2 business days.”
So maybe the $25 type R from Walmart has a suitable modern replacement.
> **[Uninsured US patients pay up to $330 for Eli Lilly’s $25 insulin, Senator...](https://www.reuters.com/business/healthcare-pharmaceuticals/uninsured-us-patients-pay-up-330-eli-lillys-25-insulin-senator-warren-says-2023-07-13/)**
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> Americans without health insurance pay an average of $98 for Eli Lilly’s generic insulin despite the company’s May 1 pledge to cut its list price to $25 per vial, according to a survey of more than 300 U.S. pharmacies by U.S. Senator Elizabeth...
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### Author:  [@Sjwprod](https://forum.fudiabetes.org/u/Sjwprod)
#### Post date: [July 13, 2023, 4:17pm UTC](https://forum.fudiabetes.org/t/lilly-cuts-insulin-prices/13632/6 "2023-07-13T16:17:58Z")
Although R insulin can keep you alive, it IS NOT equivalent to Humalog. It will need different dose calculations.
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### Author:  [@bkh](https://forum.fudiabetes.org/u/bkh)
#### Post date: [July 13, 2023, 7:23pm UTC](https://forum.fudiabetes.org/t/lilly-cuts-insulin-prices/13632/7 "2023-07-13T19:23:11Z")
Indeed. That’s why I think it’s good that insulin lispro is now available for just $4 more than the R. We now have a suitable modern replacement, provided the additional $4 can be managed.