On Friday, French pharmaceutical firm Sanofi reduced its insulin price for uninsured patients in the US significantly. This comes as the Affordable Insulin Now Act has passed the House of Representatives, and a bi-partisan bill to cap costs is being introduced to the Senate.
Through Sanofi’s Insulins Valyou initiative, US diabetes patients without insurance but with a valid prescription will be able to get 30 days’ worth of one of the company’s insulin products for USD 35 – the exact price cap proposed by both bills.
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