Posted on 08/24/2016 2:41:38 PM PDT by doghorse
That sounds about right. In 2001 we needed an EpiPen in case we needed one during a one-week back packing trek in the wilderness; cost about $5.
Was shocked when I bought one a few years ago (bee keeping) because the price had spiked to $80! What is going on?
A family member says she paid $748 out of pocket for a package of pens yesterday.
Marketing....another brand of the same thing costs $72.50 each. Stop buying their brand...problem solved.
http://www.goodrx.com/adrenaclick
Could you purchase epi pens from Canada?
I've seen blog posts that you don't need a scrip and are $100.
http://m.newser.com/story/230113/theres-a-cheaper-epipen-but-theres-a-catch.html
Always a catch. Please don’t post stuff that you know nothing about.
NBC Nightly News reported this story but neglected to identify Manchin as a Democrat.
Bias ?
I have a dozen of them. Unless the liquid inside is discolored they’re perfectly safe to use.
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Believe it was on Hannity’s radio program today that I heard she was given a multimillion dollar annual salary increase.
When theyndont state a party, they are a democrat. Classic news coverage tactic in print and video msm.
There are probably a hundred companies, here and abroad, who would be willing to sell an epinephrine autoinjector for less than $50. (Similar things are available for less than $20 on Alibaba, in quantities.)
The FDA (i.e., the government) is probably the bottleneck.
Last I knew these Epi-Pens were like $125.00 a piece!! What are they now? Seems like a VERY HIGH price for a one-shot deal, but it DOES save your life.
Good story...as I started reading I was thinking “Lidocaine”?!? that’s cheap! Then I read further & saw the form/format Medicare problem. There is also “Oaragel” (20% Benzocaine) and others (up to 10% Lidocaine) that she could put on the pad of a bandage and apply.
Others:
http://www.wedgewoodrx.com/items/benzocaine-lidocaine-tetracaine-cream.html
http://www.orajel.com/en/Products/adult-oral-care/Orajel-Severe-Toothache-and-Gum-Relief-Plus-Triple-Medicated-Cream
yeah I saw that, but if the same company sells them for $20 in Europe, then anything more is GOUGING and a FELONY in the US.
As usual, if we just ENFORCED CURRENT LAW, all of these problems will go away, just like the CEO’S of these companies.
I bet both daughter and daddy Slow Joe both have Benghazi Clinton stickers on their cars. Runs in the family ... baby girl sold out the “chillen” and daddy Slow Joe sold out the state .... daughter for millions, Daddy Slow Joe for 20 pieces of silver!
I’ve noticed this consistency...
Pretty sure Europe doesn’t have “1-800-BadDrug” lawyers suing drug companies, so add another $20. per unit for that, and Europe/Canada (socialized medicine) doesn’t pay for a drug’s development/FDA approval/clinical trials...they just negotiate cheaper prices after it goes generic and Americans have paid for the development thru higher prices. Drug companies figure a few dollars profit per unit in Europe is better than nothing, especially if the order is for hundreds of thousands of units for the whole country. Americans are subsidizing those socialized plans thru higher prices here. If we go single payer/socialized here in the USA...new drug development by private companies will grind to a halt.
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