ADA 2017: Outlook For New Longer Acting Insulins Amid US Pricing Sensitivity
Executive Summary
The high cost of basal insulins in the US has drawn a fair amount of scrutiny recently, placing increased pressure on new longer acting insulins to demonstrate superior cost-efficacy compared to standard of care Lantus to gain preferential formulary placement. This has become significantly more difficult with the US launch of Lilly's biosimilar, Basaglar.