Look Out for Rxs Written Just as "Insulin Glargine"
March 2016
You'll see Basaglar (BA-zah-glar), a new version of insulin glargine.
Think of it as an alternative to Lantus...but NOT a generic. It's called a subsequent entry biologic (SEB)...or a biosimilar.
Keep in mind that insulin glargine and other biologics are made from cells of living organisms and cannot be exactly replicated.
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