Walgreens Prescription Savings Club Offers Steep Savings on Viatris’ Long-Acting Insulin
November 18 2021 - 1:35PM
Business Wire
Members can save up to 80 percent off the cash
price of comparable long-acting insulins purchased at Walgreens
Walgreens today announced that Viatris’ long-acting
interchangeable Insulin Glargine (insulin glargine-yfgn) injection,
co-developed with Biocon Biologics, will be offered through the
Walgreens Prescription Savings Club, saving members up to 80
percent off the cash price of comparable long-acting insulins
purchased at Walgreens. Insulin Glargine (insulin glargine-yfgn)
will be offered to Walgreens Prescription Savings Club members as a
vial for $71.99 and a box of five pens for $84.99. On July 28,
Insulin Glargine (insulin glargine-yfgn) was the first insulin
biosimilar granted FDA interchangeability with the reference
product Lantus® (insulin glargine), a long-acting insulin for the
treatment of diabetes.
“Reducing costs for insulin is critical to driving better
adherence and improving health outcomes, particularly among those
who are uninsured or underinsured,” said Rick Gates, senior vice
president, Pharmacy, Walgreens. “Walgreens has the experience and
flexibility to work with a multitude of payors, providers and
manufacturers to help improve health outcomes and lower overall
costs. The savings that we can offer with this prescription is
another example of how we help people with chronic conditions, like
diabetes, better manage their prescription costs and overall
health.”
Over 34 million adults, or 13 percent of the adult population,
in the U.S. are living with diabetes.i Of the diabetic U.S.
population, nearly a quarter uses insulin for their treatment.ii
However, with insulin prices on the rise, roughly a quarter of
those living with diabetes dependent on insulin either reduce or
skip their dose altogether.iii-iv
Patients can easily enroll in the Walgreens Prescription Savings
Club for an annual fee of $20 per individual and $35 per family.
The Walgreens Prescription Savings Club is not insurance but a
discount prescription drug program offering savings of up to 80
percent off cash retail prices of prescriptions purchased at
participating Walgreens. Savings apply to thousands of
prescriptions, including many value-priced generics available at
$5, $10 and $15 price points.
Walgreens Prescriptions Savings Club membership benefits
include:
- Discounts on thousands of generic, preventive and lifestyle
medications insurance may not cover;
- Discounts on eligible pet medications;
- Savings on nebulizers and diabetic supplies to better aid in
diabetes management;
- Up to 20 percent savings on most immunizations administered at
Walgreens;
- And a 10 percent bonus credit on eligible purchases of
Walgreens brand and Nice! products purchased in store.
To learn more and enroll in the Walgreens Prescription Savings
Club, visit Walgreens.com/RxSavingsClub or contact a Walgreens
pharmacist via phone, in-store or using the Walgreens app.
The Walgreens Prescription Savings Club is available to
customers in 45 states, Washington D.C. and Puerto Rico. Program is
not available in Connecticut, Massachusetts, Mississippi and
Washington. Amount of the discount may vary based on type of
item/service Member purchases, but Providers will not charge the
Member more than the discounted rate. Program participants can save
up to 80 percent off cash retail prices for prescriptions purchased
from participating Walgreens stores. Actual savings may vary.
Cannot be combined with any form of insurance other pharmacy
benefit programs. The Program does not make any payments to
Providers. Member is entirely responsible for paying discounted
price to the Provider at time of service.
About Walgreens
Walgreens (www.walgreens.com) is included in the United States
segment of Walgreens Boots Alliance, Inc. (Nasdaq: WBA), an
integrated pharmacy, healthcare and retail leader serving millions
of customers and patients every day, with a 170-year heritage of
caring for communities. As America’s most loved pharmacy, health
and beauty company, Walgreens purpose is to champion the health and
well-being of every community in America. Operating nearly 9,000
retail locations across America, Puerto Rico and the U.S. Virgin
Islands, Walgreens is proud to be a neighborhood health destination
serving approximately 9 million customers each day. Walgreens
pharmacists play a critical role in the U.S. healthcare system by
providing a wide range of pharmacy and healthcare services. To best
meet the needs of customers and patients, Walgreens offers a true
omnichannel experience, with fully integrated physical and digital
platforms, supported by the latest technology to deliver
high-quality products and services in local communities
nationwide.
______________________________ i Centers for Disease Control and
Prevention. National Diabetes Statistics Report, 2020. Atlanta, GA:
Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, U.S. Dept. of Health
and Human Services; 2020.
https://www.cdc.gov/diabetes/pdfs/data/statistics/national-diabetes-statistics-report.pdf
ii Cefalu, William T., et al. "Insulin access and affordability
working group: conclusions and recommendations." Diabetes Care 41.6
(2018): 1299-1311.
https://care.diabetesjournals.org/content/41/6/1299 iiiAmerican
Diabetes Association, Statistics – The Cost of Diabetes, ref. study
“Economic Costs of Diabetes in the U.S. in 2017” (2018).
https://www.diabetes.org/resources/statistics/cost-diabetes iv
Herkert, Darby, et al. "Cost-related insulin underuse among
patients with diabetes." JAMA internal medicine 179.1 (2019):
112-114.
https://jamanetwork.com/journals/jamainternalmedicine/fullarticle/2717499
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