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Same Drug, Two Versions And Prices, This Time For Lilly's Humalog

 
• By Jessica Merrill

Lilly will launch an authorized generic version of Humalog at a 50% discount to the brand to assist patients without insurance or a high deductible, who don't benefit from rebates.

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Eli Lilly & Co. is the latest company to join the new trend of offering the same drug in two different versions to get around obstacles in the health care system that keep some patients from benefiting from rebates. The company announced March 4 that it will launch an authorized generic version of its short-acting insulin Humalog in the US at a 50% discount to the list price of the brand.

The authorized generic will be called Insulin Lispro – the generic name for the molecule – and will be available...

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