A Walgreens pharmacy in San Francisco’s Japantown neighborhood is stocking California’s new generic insulin product at a suggested retail price of $55 per five-pen pack. (Angela Hart/KFF Health News)
August 17, 2026 – SAN FRANCISCO — By Angela Hart – At a Walgreens in this city’s bustling Japantown neighborhood, pharmacist Margaret On stocks two boxes of long-acting insulin pens from California’s new prescription drug label, CalRx, emblazoned with the state’s iconic grizzly bear.
Although she hasn’t dispensed any, On plans to keep them on hand. “It’s good to have if a patient comes in and doesn’t have health insurance,” she said. “Or just in case of emergencies.”…