Pharmaceutical company Eli Lilly announced Monday it will release a generic version of the name-brand insulin Humalong — at half the price. The company shared in an announcement the generic v… ...

Wednesday's move by the FDA will allow pharmacists to automatically substitute the cheaper version, just as they do with generic pills for other kinds of drugs.

Walmart has announced it will launch its own brand of insulin, aiming to cut costs for diabetics reliant on the expensive drug. The price of insulin has skyrocketed in recent years, making it ...

Doctors must now prescribe what's called a biosimilar drug, or OK its use as a substitution for a more expensive brand-name insulin.

Some diabetes patients this year have had trouble finding their preferred insulin brands as major drug manufacturers reported shortages of the medicine. USA TODAY set out to find out what patients ...

The change will allow pharmacists to automatically substitute the cheaper version of insulin just as they do with generic pills for other kinds of drugs.