Posted on 08/24/2016 2:33:53 PM PDT by doghorse
Washington (CNN)The incredible increase in the cost of EpiPens, auto-injectors that can stop life-threatening emergencies caused by allergic reactions, has hit home on Capitol Hill, where one Democratic senator whose daughter has allergies has called for action and another Democratic senator's daughter is CEO of the company responsible for the price hike. Sen. Amy Klobuchar of Minnesota, a Democrat whose daughter relies on EpiPen, urged the Senate Judiciary Committee to investigate the price increase of the medication, calling it "unjustified." Meanwhile, the daughter of Sen. Joe Manchin, the Democrat of West Virginia, has a very different personal connection. His daughter Heather Bresch heads Mylan, the company that produces EpiPens.
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Name them! The FDA shut down a generic competitor on a ruse charge. There are no recognized competitors by design.
There's an alleged heroin epidemic happening in the tro state area and they gace classes to the teachers on how to use an epi type delivery for heroin overdose.
Doghorse is right...and try self administering (being able to pull to correct dose—from the script lable) when you are anaphaltic or you are administering to someone else). Scary doesn’t sum it up.
Haha not only that but various states have passed laws requiring schools to have these epipens stocked in every school so make them mandatory so have government buying them by the millions and then jack up the cost 500% as well.. It’s the classic scam
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671% increase in compensation over 8 yrs. Unreal....
Yes there is. My nephew had to have it administered, and it worked thank God. Perhaps call the local PD ? or Staties ? That’s who administered it to the kid.
Not bad.....for a fraud.
Paging Martin Shkreli! Martin Shkreli, please pick up the black courtesy phone! Thank you!
PING!
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