Lantus SoloStar Pens Out-of-Stock!

I wonder if it’s related to the Levemir issue. I use Levemir as a backup long acting, in case my pump fails. I received a message that it had been discontinued.

I’ve never had a problem getting Lantus but i heard Victoza is stopping

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?

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.

Has anyone here had experience with either of the new long-acting insulins -- Semglee or Rezvoglar? My pharmacy is having a problem getting my trusty Lantus SoloStar Pens in stock, and I don't know for which one of these others I should request a prescription.
Any suggestions appreciated!

Whenever government establishes price controls ($35 insulin). Two things happen:
1) Shortages develop,
2) Black market develops.

More help from government is needed, right?

After calling around to a couple of different Walgreens on Easter Sunday, I managed to find a box of the Lantus Solostar pens in a nearby location not too far away, and I'll pick it up tomorrow. Happy about that. But I'm a tad ticked at my neighborhood Walgreens for not checking or suggesting that I call other Walgreens. They have easy access to which other Walgreens have what in stock -- and then they could have either gotten it in, or I could've gone to pick it up earlier. At least, I've learned a bit about the new biosimilar and interchangeable insulins, so I'll be better prepared next time something like this comes up. Thanks so much, everyone, for your help!

I have been on Levemir for many years from the V A.
A couple months ago they called and said I would be on another kind
( Insulin Glargine ) because the Levemir was not making enough money.
Also this new stuff is not as good as Levemir long lasting. I have to take
more of the glargine and it still comes short of Levemir.
Seems to me like an old story I heard which said: MONEY TALKS, ,
BULL STUFF WALKS. Ladies please do not read that line.

@grrranny did you start a new discussion on this topic? I feel like this was being kicked around in a different discussion. In case I’m wrong or you missed it I’ll try to reiterate. I’m nearly 50 years diabetic. I also used Lantus SoloStar pens. At one point these were changed to Basaglar. My provider assured me that these were equivalent. Another long lasting insulin is Tresiba, but I don’t know how it compares to Lantus. I am unfamiliar with Semglee and Rezvoglar. One thing I do know is that if you require insulin you should NOT go without it for long! Can you contact your provider and pharmacy ASAP to get this resolved?

Yes; thanks again, Cheryl. I did reply to you in this original discussion before posting here in trying to zero-in on what I should do: https://connect.mayoclinic.org/discussion/lantus-solostar-pens-out-of-stock/
As I mentioned in that other discussion -- after going through all this, I was actually able to find my usual 5-pen box of the Lantus SoloStar pens at a Walgreens just a little farther away. Don't know why my usual neighborhood pharmacy couldn't have found that and either had it sent to them (like they did once before) or asked if I could go pick it up (like I did once before). Would have saved a lot of stress, as I really don't want to switch from my Lantus. But the good thing is that after doing all this research, I'll be prepared next time there is a shortage for real, and if Sanofi eventually stops making these pens.