Sentences with phrase «about epipens»

One of the best things about EpiPens is that they can be used with one hand, while measuring liquid medicine into a syringe requires two.

What about EpiPens, the pricey emergency injectors people with severe allergies carry as a precaution?

On Wednesday, the Senate Special Committee on Aging, which has investigated price increases by Valeant (vrx) and other drugmakers, sent its own letter to Bresch demanding information about the EpiPen's pricing and market share since 2007.

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.

Not exact matches

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.

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

That means patients who were paying EpiPen's full $ 608 list price (for a package of two) can now get the epinephrine injection device, which is used to treat a potentially fatal allergic reaction known as anaphylaxis, for about half as much.

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).

Since late August, when the EpiPen price increases came into the spotlight, Mylan shares have fallen about 15 %.

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

Mylan CEO Heather Bresch trekked to the House of Representatives on Wednesday to testify about her company's controversial price hike for the EpiPen.

In the first year Mylan owned EpiPen, its price increased nearly 5 %, to about $ 99 for a set of two EpiPens.

Mylan said it expects to launch the generic product «in several weeks» at a list price of $ 300 per generic EpiPen, compared with the branded product's cost of about $ 600.

Pharmaceutical giant Mylan was embroiled in a controversy about its drug pricing last year when it hiked the price of EpiPen by more than 400 percent.

A group of midlevel executives was concerned about the soaring price of EpiPens, which had more than doubled in the previous four years; there were rumors that even more aggressive hikes were planned.

The staff was great, and I was relieved that it's a nut - free zone so I didn't have to worry about Violet's allergies (we entered the world of EpiPen's this fall).

Many school cafeterias have students on work / study working in the cafeteria and this can make training about food allergies and EpiPens more difficult.

I trained Thomas about allergic reactions and what symptoms to look for, and how to administer my EpiPen.

They had an EpiPen for her at school, but they didn't give her any rules about her peanut allergies other than «don't eat peanuts.»

Tell your flatmates about your allergy and the seriousness of it, especially if you need an EpiPen in the event of a bad reaction to food.