Sentences with phrase «name epipen»

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

Not exact matches

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.

Slavitt said EpiPen has patent protection, has no Food and Drug Administration - approved equivalents, and was approved by that agency under a «new drug application,» all of which make it a brand - name drug.

Now, it should be noted that the potential generics options include Mylan's own «authorized generic» of the EpiPen, which is essentially the same device and medication minus the brand name (and available at half the price of the EpiPen).

You don't want to show up on the first day of school with an EpiPen and trying to tell the teacher how to care for your child while he / she is learning the names of 25 students.

«Mylan has spent billions of dollars making EpiPen a household name synonymous with epinephrine, but there are lesser - known products such as generic Adrenaclick, which can be purchased for approximately $ 140 for a two - pack,» said Senate Health Committee Chairman Kemp Hannon, a Long Island Republican.

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.

Autoinjectors (such as the brand name injector is EpiPen) should be carried by people at high risk as a safety precaution.

Only four insurance carriers in California treat EpiPen as a preferred brand name prescription: Aetna, United Healthcare, Blue Shield, and Anthem Blue Cross.