Sentences with word «epipen»

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.

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.

The company is also accused of overcharging the government for EpiPen by $ 1.7 billion.

At least two companies are seeking approval to sell a rival brand or generic version of EpiPen in the United States, but none are likely to be available until later next year.

FILE - In this Wednesday, Sept. 21, 2016, file photo, Mylan CEO Heather Bresch testifies on Capitol Hill in Washington, before the House Oversight Committee hearing on EpiPen price increases.

The only other product on the market, the lower - cost Adrenaclick by Impax Laboratories (ipxl), has recently grown from 2 % market share to 7 %, but it's still only considered interchangeable with EpiPen in 21 states, according to a research note Wednesday from RBC Capital Markets.

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

EpiPen ® for those children with severe allergies are readily available at all times and that coaches are educated in their use.

Class field trips will be attended by mother who will carry EpiPen or the medication will be carried by teacher in charge.

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.

Mylan has also been heavily criticized for classifying EpiPen as a generic rather than a branded product, which led to much smaller rebates from the company to state Medicaid programs.

Gold & Platinum Cadillac Plans Across all carriers, plans in the gold and platinum tier cover EpiPens at a lower copay and without requiring a prescription deductible to be met.

Future tax credits could prove valuable to Mylan, which has seen sales of its flagship EpiPen allergy treatment sag after consumer outrage over the allergy treatment's $ 600 list price.

Mylan's stock is the lowest it's been in at least 30 years, as CEO Heather Bresch gets ready to testify over EpiPen price hike.

The company, which had faced intense criticism and political scrutiny over price hikes for its life - saving EpiPen emergency allergy treatment, said the Morgantown plant «needed to be rightsized to be less complex» for continued operations.

But Slavitt's letter also said that total Medicaid spending on EpiPen from 2011 through 2015 was $ 960 million.

Rajiv Malik, president and executive director at EpiPen maker Mylan (essentially the company's number two exec), has been named in a wide - ranging civil suit alleging drug price collusion by numerous prominent generic drug makers.

Furthermore, Bresch said increasing EpiPen access through school programs provided a social good that warranted a fair return.

Mylan (myl) CEO Heather Bresch has offered an... interesting take on her company's widely - slammed decision to hike the price of the live - saving EpiPen by more than 400 % over a decade: You're welcome.

Some pharmacy benefit managers might not want to provide as much coverage of EpiPen if it weren't profitable for them, which could make it harder for patients to get the drug.

The U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) has given Pfizer's (pfe) Meridian Medical Technologies unit a warning over multiple violations at the Brentwood, Mo. manufacturing plant where it makes EpiPen products for Mylan (myl).

This is the kind of competition that led one analyst, Bernstein's Ronny Gal, to predict that Mylan will lose out on some $ 800 million in EpiPen sales through 2018.

Meridian then continued to make EpiPens using other lots of the component, while it waited for the results from an investigation it had requested from the supplier.

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

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

A probe into EpiPen pricing by a U.S. Senate subcommittee was also announced on Sept. 7.

«There are no purchase requirements for participation in the program, nor have there ever been to receive free EpiPen auto - injectors.»

The Buffalo Public School District was able to secure free EpiPens this school year, but there is uncertainty once they run out.

Drug maker Mylan said it will offer a generic version of the life - saving allergy treatment EpiPen for half the list price of the brand - name treatment after it became the center of a national controversy over skyrocketing drug prices.

While the drug maker has responded to the massive backlash over its extravagant price increase on the device by boosting its patient assistance programs and introducing an authorized generic EpiPen version at half the cost, CVS» topline price will still be significantly cheaper.

Health Canada has told consumers to use expired EpiPens and call 911 in an emergency.

Senate Health Committee Chairman Kemp Hannon on Thursday called on Attorney General Eric Schneiderman's office to investigate the hike in the cost of EpiPens after its manufacturer boosted the price in the last year by 75 percent.

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.

«A lot of people are given EpiPens by their pediatrician or primary care doctor because they have a positive lab test to some allergen, but they're never really evaluated by an allergist.»

While it's necessary to understand the bigger picture issues behind scandals, like EpiPen and the outbreak in opioid usage, it's also crucial to remember patients whose lives have changed thanks to hardworking medical sales reps.

Before 1987, when EpiPens hit the market, epinephrine was pretty much only delivered via standard syringes.

As lawmakers and the public scrutinize dramatic price increases for other old drugs — most recently with the Mylan - owned EpiPen, which saw its cost go up by 500 % in the past nine years — the next flash point may be insulin, a drug both ubiquitous and complicated.

The firm has also promised to introduce a lower - cost «authorized generic» alternative to the market, which is the same drug and device minus the branded EpiPen name.

Since Mylan bought EpiPen in 2007, the company raised the price of the life saving anti-allergy medication over 500 %.

Mylan predicated discounts to pharmacy benefits managers and government health payers like Medicaid on the condition that they would not cover EpiPen alternatives such as Auvi - Q.

Mylan NV (myl) said on Monday it would launch the first generic to its allergy auto - injector EpiPen at a discount of more than 50 % to the branded product's list price.

City and state teachers unions have been funneling millions of dollars into a grassroots protest group that has been targeting EpiPen manufacturer Mylan — even though their pension funds are heavily invested in the drug maker.

At the time, Mylan said it did not anticipate any impact on EpiPen supply based on the warning letter.

Health insurance doesn't necessarily help all people who need EpiPens, because those with high deductibles must pay almost the total price.

Mylan: Deeply committed to ensuring EpiPen access with patient assistance programs.

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.

After all, only a small group of people will receive the full benefit of Mylan's maximum $ 300 discount, as only 4 % of EpiPen patients were actually paying the whole $ 608 wholesale cost out - of - pocket anyway, according to IMS Health data.

On an earnings call earlier this month, Bresch blamed EpiPen sticker shock in part on Obamacare.

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

When Mylan acquired EpiPen as part of a transaction with Merck (mrk) in 2007, the drug had already been on the market for about 25 years — its initial approval in the U.S. was way back in 1939 — yet it was such a no - name it wasn't even mentioned in the press release of the $ 6.7 billion deal.