A pharmacist holds a box of the drug Lantus SoloStar, made by Sanofi Pharmaceutical, at a pharmacy in Provo, Utah, U.S. January 9, 2020.
This collaboration comes after Novo Nordisk (NOVOb.CO) , Eli Lilly (LLY.N) and Sanofi pledged in March to lower the list prices of many of their insulin products by 70%-78% later in the year or in 2024.
Americans with insurance typically pay a fraction of the list prices for prescription drugs, but uninsured people sometimes have to pay the full price, forcing some to ration or skip taking their medicine.
About 8.4 million of the 37 million people with diabetes in the U.S. use insulin, according to the American Diabetes Association.
Reporting by Khushi Mandowara in Bengaluru; Editing by Shweta AgarwalOur Standards: The Thomson Reuters Trust Principles.
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