California to begin selling affordable state-branded insulin beginning next year

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California Gov. Gavin Newsom announces CalRx-branded insulin glargine pens available next Jan. 1, 2026, at a suggested retail price of no more than $55 per five-pack, or $11 per pen, during a news conference at Cedar-Sinai's Mark Goodson pharmacy in Los Angeles, Thursday, Oct. 16, 2025. (AP Photo/Damian Dovarganes)