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Re:Biohackers take aim at big pharma’s stranglehold on insulin by sparrish on Monday June 28, 2021 @03:45PM (#27666878)
Novolin is available as a pen without prescription. Costs a bit more ($45 for 5 pens).
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Re:Biohackers take aim at big pharma’s stranglehold on insulin by cestith on Tuesday June 29, 2021 @10:41AM (#27676465)
That fixes the pen issue, but it's still not the same insulin most doctors prescribe and can't be easily substituted without medical consultation. Having it available inexpensively and without a prescription is a compromise, per Novo Nordisk themselves.

https://khn.org/news/you-can-buy-insulin-without-a-prescript...

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