Sentences with phrase «epipen from»

After all, Mylan acquired the EpiPen from another company, and while Bresch insists that significant improvements have been made to the epinephrine - delivering product itself, she also admitted on Thursday that a big part of the price increase rationale was to fund marketing and awareness efforts for the device.

Mylan bought EpiPen from Merck in 2007.

One of these parents, Nicole Smith, an allergy advocate, said she recently bought EpiPens from a Canadian retailer for her 20 - year - old son.

Not exact matches

Meridian had to issue a recall of the EpiPen and EpiPen Jr. auto - injectors at the end of March as some of the devices, which are used for treating allergic reactions, had a defective part that potentially stopped them from working — an event that could be life - threatening.

Mylan drew major flak last year after news broke that it had steadily increased the list price for an EpiPen two - pack from about $ 100 to more than $ 600 in less than a decade.

To make a somewhat long story short, when Mylan raised the price of the EpiPen, they went from a company quelling fear to a company instilling fear.

In Toronto, Amy Morrell keeps four EpiPens to protect her 5 - year - old son from a life - threatening peanut allergy.

«A list of Mylan's profits and expenses relating directly to the sale of EpiPens for each year from 2007 through 2015, including, but not limited to:»

The company previously said it was relying on guidance from CMS about how it classifies EpiPen for the rebate program.

In a CNBC interview in August, Bresch blamed this complexity and the middlemen that are able to profit from it for EpiPen's price hikes.

In a statement to CNBC, Mylan reiterated that it was following guidance from the federal government on the classification of EpiPens and it referred to a new government rule that intends to clarify ambiguities in Medicaid rebate law.

The EpiPen is a so - called «auto - injector» which delivers a jolt of epinephrine to the body in order to counteract anaphylaxis shock from allergies to peanuts, shell food, and other substances.

The generic drug company tripled the discount patients can receive on the cost of EpiPen to $ 300, up from the maximum $ 100 Mylan had previously offered with the use of its special «savings card.»

Nor did Mylan pledge to refrain from raising the price of EpiPen further, something it has already been exploring since the product's main competitor Auvi - Q went off the market last year.

Mylan's (myl) EpiPen's price has ballooned about 400 % since 2008, rising from about a $ 100 list price to $ 500 today (many patients are offered a $ 100 coupon for the injecting device, but it's often not enough to cover costs for American families, especially those who have health insurance with high deductibles).

The generic pharmaceutical company came into the spotlight in August 2016 for raising the price of the EpiPen to $ 608.61 from $ 93.88 over the past decade.

Mylan is already facing competition from a number of companies ever since the backlash to its massive price hike on the EpiPen.

Further competition looms from Teva Pharmaceutical Industries (teva), which hopes to start selling an EpiPen - like device by 2018.

For example: Cigna's decision this week to drop coverage of the EpiPen in favor of a cheaper competitor and pharmacy benefits manager Express Scripts» original controversial decision to snub Gilead's hep C cure Sovaldi in favor of a competitor from AbbVie.

The top line cost of an EpiPen two - pack ballooned from about $ 100 to $ 608 over the past decade.

And the EpiPen controversy is drawing comments from some high - profile figures, including Hillary Clinton and Martin Shkreli himself, who tweeted that he thought the EpiPen's price should even be higher.

Pharma giant Mylan's (myl) controversial price hike for the life - saving EpiPen device drew a sharp rebuke from Democratic presidential contender Hillary Clinton on Wednesday.

Still, Mylan made no promises to lower the list price of EpiPen, or to refrain from future price hikes.

Mylan, already the most dominant maker of epinephrine auto - injectors, now enjoys a near - monopoly on the market since Auvi - Q's withdrawal: After the recall, EpiPen's market share immediately jumped from 85 % to 95 % at the end of last year.

CVS is now selling a generic version of Adrenaclick, a brand name EpiPen competitor from Impax Labs, for just $ 110 for a two - pack.

French drug giant Sanofi is accusing EpiPen maker Mylan of tactics meant to squelch competition from a rival epinephrine device.

A lot of that growth came from increasing EpiPen prescriptions as the product became more mainstream: In the first seven years Mylan owned EpiPen, the number of patients using it grew 67 %, according to Bloomberg.

This company reduced the out - of - pocket costs of EpiPen for some patients last week amid a wave of criticism from lawmakers and the public over the rapid escalation in the product's price in the past few years.

If you're traveling with an inhaler or an Epipen, chances are they are needed for an issue that could be life or death, so bring extra and carry them separately, as well as a prescription from your doctor.

Auto - injector training devices can be ordered free from EpiPen ®.

«Find out from your doctor if you need to carry an EpiPen.

From the age of 4, he carried his EpiPens on his body when we left home.

For those who suffer from severe allergies, the EpiPen is a miracle device.

U.S. Sen. Chuck Schumer's Republican opponent is taking him to task for the contributions he's received from the chief executive officer of the company that boosted the price of the EpiPen.

The Syracuse Fire Department is making a change from using EpiPen auto - injectors to treat life - threatening allergic reactions.

Republican U.S. Senate candidate Wendy Long slammed her Democratic opponent, Sen. Chuck Schumer, for failing to speak out about the EpiPen situation, noting he has received campaign cash from the drug company's CEO and its PAC.

If the core advice does get out there — to pediatricians, and allergists and parents — it may well keep (at least some) kids from having to grab an EpiPen after getting a whiff of peanut.

Now we know exactly how outrageous it is: The price of the EpiPen — an auto - injector of the inexpensive hormone ephinephrine — has skyrocketed by more than 600 % since 2008, Money reports, from around $ 100 for the standard two - pack in 2008 to more than $ 735 today.

If you are like me and rely on an EpiPen to keep you or your child safe from a life - threatening allergic reaction, you've probably left the pharmacy thinking, «That's outrageous for such an essential drug.»

If a pet owner has a dog or cat known to have anaphylaxis, an EpiPen or syringe of epinephrine should be kept at home and taken with the pet when away from home.

There is much outrage over the increase in EpiPen pricing from the internet as well as from the patients that need the life - saving medication.