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Generic insulin vs name brand insulin

Posted by ksdm @ksdm, May 16 4:50pm

Good RX offers a cheaper price for insulin but it is a generic insulin. Does anyone have any experience with generic insulin?

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windyshores | @windyshores | May 16 5:42pm

What kind of insulin. There are a lot of different kinds and different manufacturers. The fast acting one my kid uses doesn't have a generic.

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ksdm | @ksdm | May 16 6:01pm

I take Novolog 70/30 and Novolog.

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Scott R L | @scottrl | May 16 9:04pm

After my stroke, I needed to shoot insulin for a few months.

I used Novolin 70/30 FlexPens, about $45 at Walmart for a box of 5 pens, 1500 units total. (I forget how much I paid for needles.)

Worked fine for me.

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ksdm | @ksdm | May 17 7:22am
In reply to @scottrl "After my stroke, I needed to shoot insulin for a few months. I used Novolin 70/30..." + (show)
@scottrl

After my stroke, I needed to shoot insulin for a few months.

I used Novolin 70/30 FlexPens, about $45 at Walmart for a box of 5 pens, 1500 units total. (I forget how much I paid for needles.)

Worked fine for me.

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I pay over $120 for a box of 5 pens of 70/30 Novolog at Walmart!! But both of these are name brands. I am curious about the generic brands of insulin.

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