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Lantus SoloStar Pens Out-of-Stock!

Diabetes & Endocrine System | Last Active: Apr 1 11:37am | Replies (7)

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@cehunt57

Yikes! Check with your provider to see what they recommend you do. They may have a supply they can give you to hold you until the shortage is resolved at your pharmacy. Your provider may also be able to recommend an alternate med. A third option is to ask the pharmacy to contact other pharmacies in an effort to find a supply of the Lantus SoloStar pens. I used to use Lantus and I recall using something called Basaglar as an alternative. I now have an insulin pump (as @celia16 mentioned above). The backup plan for that is a Tresiba pen for long acting basal and a Humalog pen for quick acting bolus and correction. Today is Friday. Can you access your provider to get this resolved before the weekend?

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Thanks, Cheryl. Pharmacist said they have Basaglar pens. I like my Lantus pen, so I'm currently researching the Lantus Biosimilars -- Semglee and Resvoglar. He said they can get the Semglee pens. I will also ask about Resvoglar pens, and see if I can find some comparisons. These biosimilars from Lilly seem to be popping up pretty fast. Wonder if that's why this competition is causing Sanofi to be having Lantus Solostar pen shortages.