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Sanofi Joins Peers, Will Make Lantus Available At $35 For All US Patients

New Pricing Kicks In 1 January 2024

 
• By Mandy Jackson

Sanofi is the last of three big insulin makers to offer its top-selling insulin at the same out-of-pocket cost regardless of patients’ insurance coverage, but calls for other health care players to make concessions as well.

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Sanofi will cut the cost of Lantus by 78% • Source: Shutterstock

Sanofi announced late on 16 March that it will cut the list price of its top-selling insulin Lantus (insulin glargine) by 78% and establish a $35 cap on out-of-pocket costs for all patients with commercial insurance, starting 1 January 2024. The French big pharma joins Eli Lilly and Company and Novo Nordisk A/S, which also announced plans this month that will bring their insulin products more in line with a $35 cap on copays under Medicare Part D, a requirement of last year’s Inflation Reduction Act.

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