Medicine · checked October 28, 2026
Insulin and prescriptions without insurance.
Start with the exact medicine on your prescription. Check the maker's program or ask a health center about its pharmacy. For mail orders, include pharmacy fees and shipping.
This is an educational article. Reading it does not start a care request, book an appointment, or save answers. Check the sources below for current information and ask a qualified professional about your situation.
Need your medicine today?
Call your pharmacist or prescriber's office today if you are running out. Ask about a same-day supply and the next refill. Do not wait for a mail order when you need medicine now. Keep treatment changes with your clinician.
Three ways to start
- Ask a health center. Ask whether it has a pharmacy and whether its income-based fee applies to your prescription. Ask what proof of income and household size to bring. A clinic's visit fee is not its medicine price.
- For insulin, check the maker's terms. The three programs below have different product, insurance and quantity rules. Use the exact product on your prescription. The manufacturer or pharmacist checks the terms; Kiplet does not decide eligibility.
- For a mail order, check the full total. Look up your exact medicine, strength, form and quantity at Cost Plus Drugs. Confirm the pharmacy fee, shipping, taxes and arrival estimate before paying. Your prescriber sends the prescription; Kiplet does not order or dispense it.
Questions to bring
Use or adapt these words when speaking with a professional:
“I have this prescription. What is the total for this exact medicine and quantity? Does an income-based fee or the maker's program apply? What do I need to bring, and when can I receive it?”
More details
Lilly: a $35 program for covered 30-day fills
For adults 18 or older living in the U.S. or its territories, with an eligible Lilly prescription. The cash card excludes enrollment in government-funded health programs. Activate the card and use a participating retail pharmacy. Product and annual fill limits apply; taxes, fees and amounts above program limits remain separate. The 2026 card expires December 31. Read the maker's complete terms.
Novo Nordisk: MyInsulinRx
The listed $35 monthly program covers specified insulins, up to three vials or two packs of pens. Awiqli has separate $55 terms for a 28-day supply, up to two pens; needles are separate. New applicants with government prescription coverage are excluded. A valid prescription and enrollment are required. It runs outside commercial insurance and does not count toward deductibles. Re-enroll each year and check the covered-product and quantity rules.
Sanofi: a $35 cash program
The Insulins Valyou program is for people without insurance or paying outside their prescription benefit. Fill all covered Sanofi insulins together for the $35 per 30-day-supply terms. Other treatment costs remain separate. Do not submit these fills for insurance reimbursement or count them toward plan spending limits. Check the exact products, current terms and pharmacy participation with Sanofi.
Cost Plus: medicine price, pharmacy fee and shipping
Cost Plus describes its cost plus a 15% markup, with pharmacy labor and shipping charges. Its mission-page example adds a $5 pharmacy fee into the displayed medicine price; that example is not a universal fee. Check your medicine's price breakdown. Taxes and shipping are additional.
Standard shipping, by prescription count: 1–2: $5.25; 3–4: $7.50; 5–6: $9.50; 7+: $16.00. Expedited: 1–4: $15.00; 5–6: $20.00; 7+: $25.00. Expedited to Alaska or Hawaii: $25. Cold-chain: $55 per order. Confirm the current total and timing at checkout.
A health center's income-based fee
Federally funded health centers assess income and family size for their sliding-fee program. Ask the specific center which services and pharmacy arrangements are included, what documents it accepts and what you owe. A health center listing does not establish a medicine price or an appointment.
Keep in mind
- No change of insulin, medicine, dose or form follows from a price comparison.
- Kiplet has no manufacturer or pharmacy partnership from listing these sources.
- A prescription sent, an order accepted and medicine received are different steps. Keep the pharmacy's actual confirmation.
Use the health-center call or Cost Plus steps in Medicine. They help you prepare and record what you report; opening a site is not an order or a completed refill.
Sources
Sources checked October 28, 2026. Check the source page for current guidance.
This guide is not medical advice and does not diagnose or treat a condition. If something feels urgent, contact local emergency services or a qualified care professional.