Insulin, Two Prices

01 — The Object

Insulin, Two Prices

Form	Two resin-cast vials, visually identical, on a single plinth
Materials	Optically clear cast resin; machined aluminium plinth; etched price plates
Dimensions	Plinth 240 × 90 × 55 mm. Each vial 58 mm high, 22 mm diameter.
Weight	Approximately 1.4 kg
Edition	Fifty, numbered. Each ships with a signed certificate and sourcing statement.
Marking	Plinth underside engraved: RESIN. NO PHARMACEUTICAL CONTENT.
Price	$2,400

02 — The Sourcing

Where both numbers came from

Each figure is the price of the same insulin molecule, captured on the same day from a published source. The plates are updated once a year. Prior years are never removed — the work is a running price history, not a snapshot.

$274 United States · list price Manufacturer list price for a single 10 mL vial of insulin glargine, per the published US wholesale acquisition cost.

Source: manufacturer list-price disclosure
Captured: 14 January 2026

$23 Comparator country · retail Publicly listed retail price for the same insulin glargine product, single 10 mL vial, converted to US dollars on the capture date.

Source: national pharmacy price register
Captured: 14 January 2026

Price history — updated annually, prior years retained
Capture date	United States (list)	Comparator (retail)	Ratio
14 Jan 2026	$274	$23	11.9×
10 Jan 2025	$269	$22	12.2×
12 Jan 2024	$284	$21	13.5×

These figures are illustrative sample values held pending final sourcing. Each will be replaced with a cited, dated price and a link to its published source before the edition ships, and the citation names the specific insulin product.

03 — The Vials

Resin. No pharmaceutical content.

Both vials are solid casts of optically clear resin. They contain no insulin and no pharmaceutical product of any kind. The form is a generic vial: no manufacturer's label, brand or logo is reproduced anywhere on the object. The named insulin product appears only in the sourcing citation.

This is stated plainly because it matters both legally and honestly. The underside of every plinth is engraved with the same statement that appears on the certificate.

RESIN. NO PHARMACEUTICAL CONTENT.

04 — Get

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