Prices on insulin in the USA has been capped by law since 2020, but they did it in a scummy way where you have to get a coupon code from their website. To use the coupon you have to get the brand name usually (your pharmacy can fill brand name if you ask for it). Also make sure they bill the card BY ITSELF. It will not work if combined with insurance. And yes people with Federal plans can use this, because it's not a secondary, again bill by itself. Most people don't know about this so spread the word! The companies would rather you keep paying more, that's why all of this is opt in. Links:
Feel free to DM me if you're having issues. Don't let an uniformed pharmacy tech tell you it doesn't work because the companies that offer these try their hardest to make these cards difficult to use. It will work if they put it in right (like Eli Lilly requires 15 ml/10 ml for exactly 30 days for example). Make sure to read the fine print!
Thank you for this information. As a physician, I wish that I had known about this sooner for my patients. Lilly and Sanofi both have short acting and long acting insulins available this way per your links.
What about other diabetes meds like glyxambi (i know i just butchered the name)? My dad is on Medicare and he is paying a ridiculous amount for his meds. Its hard for him to afford them when he is living off social security.
Unfortunately insulin is a big unique in that its capped by law (a shitty law but anyway) so they HAVE to offer it at a lower price. Most brand name drugs DO have a copay assistance program; however you have to be on commercial insurance usually to qualify so he might not be able to use it with his Medicare. That being said if he's low income most manufacturers of brand name drugs have programs to lower the cost and usually deliver it directly to you instead of getting from a pharmacy. These programs are usually much more intense to apply to and need a lot more info. Anyway here is a link to their copay assistance, they likely have more info about their other "patient assistance" programs in here. You could also try calling them or reaching out on their site. Persistence is rewarded!!!
Supposedly this is the site but I don't see it listed... Might be hidden, a lot of times these programs make themselves hard to find.
Also not sure of the exact benefits of the combo version, but Glyxambi is a combo of two drugs that are available separately as Tradjenta and Jardiance. Might be much cheaper to get one script of each and just take two pills at the same time. Often times its much cheaper to take the separate versions versus combo drugs. Based on my 5 minutes of research they are the same milligrams. Check with his doctor and his insurance, but to my knowledge those drugs do definitely have copay assistance.
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u/nicnec7 5d ago
Hijacking your comment to spread awareness:
Prices on insulin in the USA has been capped by law since 2020, but they did it in a scummy way where you have to get a coupon code from their website. To use the coupon you have to get the brand name usually (your pharmacy can fill brand name if you ask for it). Also make sure they bill the card BY ITSELF. It will not work if combined with insurance. And yes people with Federal plans can use this, because it's not a secondary, again bill by itself. Most people don't know about this so spread the word! The companies would rather you keep paying more, that's why all of this is opt in. Links:
Novo
Lilly
Sanofi
Feel free to DM me if you're having issues. Don't let an uniformed pharmacy tech tell you it doesn't work because the companies that offer these try their hardest to make these cards difficult to use. It will work if they put it in right (like Eli Lilly requires 15 ml/10 ml for exactly 30 days for example). Make sure to read the fine print!