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Lilly to lower insulin prices by 70%

Bio Pharma Dive

The pharma company, along with its diabetes drug rivals Novo Nordisk and Sanofi, has long been under pressure over the high cost of insulin — scrutiny that has recently ramped up in the U.S.

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California’s low-cost insulin plans receive $100m manufacturing boost

Pharmaceutical Technology

Insulin prices made the headlines again as California governor Gavin Newsom announced plans on 7 July for the state to manufacture low-cost insulin. The state plans to work directly with a contract manufacturing organization (CMO) to manufacture low-cost insulin. In-house manufacturing the norm.

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Why the drug pricing debate is focused on insulin

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The treatment has been around for over a century but insulin has still become the centre of the ongoing discussion over pricing of pharmaceutical products. Ben Hargreaves looks at why insulin’s price is so controversial and whether this could be set to change. Insulin rationing. In the US, approximately 37.3

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More US States Take on Eli Lilly in Court Over Proposed $13.5 Million Insulin Pricing Settlement

XTalks

After seeking approval in May to settle litigations over pricing of its insulin product Humalog, Eli Lilly is facing resistance from nine US states who are asking a New Jersey federal court to delay approval of the proposed $13.5 US insulin makers have come under fire as the US is the country with the most expensive insulin in the world.

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Arecor hopes London stock market float will raise profile of insulin products

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UK biotech Arecor Therapeutics has announced plans to float on the London stock market, to fund plans to develop novel formulations of insulins and other biological drugs with enhanced properties. The initial therapeutic focus is diabetes, with three insulin-based products in development.

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Leading Autoimmune Diseases to Undergo Robust Improvement in Treatment by Major Pharma Companies

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However, some of the key pharma companies at the global level have shifted their focus towards these diverse diseases. Through this article, we have covered the major autoimmune diseases and the key companies striving to transform the treatment landscape of the respective disease. It is also known as insulin-dependent diabetes.

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STAT+: Pharmalittle: New York officials press pharmacy chains over abortion pill; Sanders pushes bill for $20 insulin cap

STAT News

Enjoy, and see you soon … By law, Medicare will have to take a medication’s efficacy and its research and development costs into account when it starts to negotiate drug prices — but recent research shows pharma companies ignore those factors when they pick prices for their products , STAT explains. Two

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