The EpiPen Costs $112 USD in Canada---$600 in U.S.

[Skull Pilot]

The FDA drags it's feet all the time
You're the one who loves to compare the US to Europe right?

How come the drugs in Europe are just as safe as ours but don't take anywhere near as long to get to market?

This isn't a question of the time to get to market. this is about a greedy company jacking up the price on sick people.

Do try to keep up.

Yes it is because the FDA has not approved a generic equivalent even though the active ingredient, epinephrine, has been in use for 100 years and only costs about 3 cents a dose.

So just let people buy a bottle of liquid epi for 20 bucks and let them have syringes to inject themselves

But NOOOOO the ******* government would never allow that

 

[sealybobo]

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Congress decided not to regulate drug prices for Medicare long before Obama.

The CEO went from $2 million a year to $20 million a year. Where do you think that $18 million came from?

Unfortunately the bod watching her company are all ceo's themselves. Their pay has shot up too in recent years.

When they sent jobs overseas, they didn't pass the savings on to consumers they gave themselves raises and bonus'!

 

[Skull Pilot]

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Congress decided not to regulate drug prices for Medicare long before Obama.

The CEO went from $2 million a year to $20 million a year. Where do you think that $18 million came from?

Unfortunately the bod watching her company are all ceo's themselves. Their pay has shot up too in recent years.

When they sent jobs overseas, they didn't pass the savings on to consumers they gave themselves raises and bonus'!

That's what happens when regulation kills competition

 

[JoeB131]

Yes it is because the FDA has not approved a generic equivalent even though the active ingredient, epinephrine, has been in use for 100 years and only costs about 3 cents a dose.

So just let people buy a bottle of liquid epi for 20 bucks and let them have syringes to inject themselves

But NOOOOO the ******* government would never allow that

No, that wouldn't make sense, either.

But you keep finding a way how this is the government's fault.

Because clearly the government makes you very unhappy.

 

[Skull Pilot]

Yes it is because the FDA has not approved a generic equivalent even though the active ingredient, epinephrine, has been in use for 100 years and only costs about 3 cents a dose.

So just let people buy a bottle of liquid epi for 20 bucks and let them have syringes to inject themselves

But NOOOOO the ******* government would never allow that

No, that wouldn't make sense, either.

But you keep finding a way how this is the government's fault.

Because clearly the government makes you very unhappy.

It is because the government regulation is allowing one company to have a monopoly on a product.

The fact is the epi pen isn't necessary just let people buy epinephrine and the syringes they need to inject it then no one will need to buy an epi pen

 

[JoeB131]

It is because the government regulation is allowing one company to have a monopoly on a product.

The fact is the epi pen isn't necessary just let people buy epinephrine and the syringes they need to inject it then no one will need to buy an epi pen

Yes, because we can totally trust someone going through an allergic shock reaction to totally measure out the right amount of medicine and not overdose or underdose himself.

Ahhhh.... Libertarians... The Retards of the political World.

 

[Skull Pilot]

It is because the government regulation is allowing one company to have a monopoly on a product.

The fact is the epi pen isn't necessary just let people buy epinephrine and the syringes they need to inject it then no one will need to buy an epi pen

Yes, because we can totally trust someone going through an allergic shock reaction to totally measure out the right amount of medicine and not overdose or underdose himself.

Ahhhh.... Libertarians... The Retards of the political World.

Hey moron you can draw the dose up in a syringe before you leave the house or are you too ******* stupid to do that too?

People have been drawing their own insulin doses for decades now or don't you realize that either

Oh that's right I forgot you can't do anything for yourself

 

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[Weatherman2020]

Yes it is because the FDA has not approved a generic equivalent even though the active ingredient, epinephrine, has been in use for 100 years and only costs about 3 cents a dose.

So just let people buy a bottle of liquid epi for 20 bucks and let them have syringes to inject themselves

But NOOOOO the ******* government would never allow that

No, that wouldn't make sense, either.

But you keep finding a way how this is the government's fault.

Because clearly the government makes you very unhappy.

Takes a total moron to not understand it is the government preventing alternative choices for users of the drug. Congrats.

 

[kiwiman127]

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Congress decided not to regulate drug prices for Medicare long before Obama.

The CEO went from $2 million a year to $20 million a year. Where do you think that $18 million came from?

Unfortunately the bod watching her company are all ceo's themselves. Their pay has shot up too in recent years.

When they sent jobs overseas, they didn't pass the savings on to consumers they gave themselves raises and bonus'!

That's what happens when regulation kills competition

Yes it is because the FDA has not approved a generic equivalent even though the active ingredient, epinephrine, has been in use for 100 years and only costs about 3 cents a dose.

So just let people buy a bottle of liquid epi for 20 bucks and let them have syringes to inject themselves

But NOOOOO the ******* government would never allow that

No, that wouldn't make sense, either.

But you keep finding a way how this is the government's fault.

Because clearly the government makes you very unhappy.

Takes a total moron to not understand it is the government preventing alternative choices for users of the drug. Congrats.

 

[kiwiman127]

The US has less regulated healthcare in the world. If you don't believe it, please point out which developed countries have fewer regulations.
Also Big Pharma gets patents that apply around the world via PCT, so your comment is mute.
PCT Basics: Obtaining Patent Rights Around the World - IPWatchdog.com | Patents & Patent Law

 

[JoeB131]

Takes a total moron to not understand it is the government preventing alternative choices for users of the drug. Congrats.

You mean we should just tell drug companies that their products are public domain the day they hit the market? Great idea. That should bring medical research to a halt.

How about a happy medium. We let the drug companies make a reasonable profit without gouging sick people because they can?

Nawwww.... too reasonable.

 

[waltky]

Granny says, "Dat's right - dey's rippin' off the gubmint...

Exclusive: EpiPen price hikes add millions to Pentagon costs
Fri Oct 28, 2016 | Mylan NV's price hikes on EpiPens have added millions to U.S. Department of Defense spending since 2008 as the agency covered more prescriptions for the lifesaving allergy shot at near retail prices, government data provided to Reuters shows.

Pentagon spending rose to $57 million over the past year from $9 million in 2008 - an increase driven both by volume and by price hikes that had a bigger bite on prescriptions filled at retail pharmacies, according to the previously unreported data. The Pentagon gets a government discount on EpiPens dispensed at military treatment facilities and by mail order. But nearly half of its spending was at retail pharmacies where it most recently paid an average of $509 for EpiPen and $528 for EpiPen Jr two-packs - three times higher than its discounted rate, the data shows. That may change. Both the Pentagon and Mylan told Reuters that discussions are underway that could extend the military discount to EpiPens filled at retail pharmacies through the use of rebates.

Mylan spokeswoman Nina Devlin declined to comment on the specific Department of Defense spending. She said in an emailed statement that talks were underway to address "any questions or concerns from the agency." She declined to say if any repayment was on the table. A Reuters analysis of the data estimated a difference of about $54 million between what the agency paid for EpiPens at retail pharmacies from 2009 through 2016 and what it would have paid at military clinics.

EpiPen auto-injection epinephrine pens manufactured by Mylan NV pharmaceutical company for use by severe allergy sufferers are seen in Washington​

Mylan Chief Executive Officer Heather Bresch has drawn public scrutiny for raising the U.S. list price on a pack of two injectors nearly six-fold to $600 since 2008. Affordability has become a bigger issue with the increased diagnosis and awareness of food allergies. Families who rely on EpiPens to safeguard their children against possibly fatal allergic reactions often purchase several to carry with them, keep at school and with caregivers.

In response to the criticism, Mylan is providing more families with coupons to pay for EpiPens and plans to market a half-price version. The drugmaker also agreed to pay $465 million to settle questions over whether the Medicaid program for the poor overpaid because EpiPens were classified as a generic treatment, a category that allows manufacturers to give smaller rebates to government agencies. While Medicaid providers don't take issue with the increased use of EpiPens, they have bristled over the price hikes. "The rate of increases in their cost is not justifiable," said Dr. J. Mario Molina, chief executive of Molina Healthcare, which runs Medicaid plans in California and 11 other states.

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