Embecta (formerly BD Diabetes Care)
Free pen needles and insulin syringes for low-income, uninsured patients. Distributed through community health centers via the Direct Relief partnership, or via the Insulin Syringe Assist Program through Partnership for Prescription Assistance.
What you need to enroll
Instant card — no doctor needed to enroll
Sign up on the manufacturer's site in about 2 minutes. You don't need a doctor visit to get the card itself — just bring it to your pharmacy with your prescription at fill time.
Your copay
Eligible patients pay $0. See the eligibility checklist below to confirm you qualify.
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Embecta spun off from BD Diabetes Care in 2022; BD branding still appears on older packaging. Through 2026, Embecta donates ~15M units/yr of pen needles and syringes to Direct Relief, which routes them to 1,600+ community health centers across all 50 states. Secondary pen-needle pathway: directrelief.org/issue/diabetes (helpingpatients.org URL only covers the PPA syringe pathway).
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