Sentences with phrase «owned epipen»

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.

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

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.

Bee sting is pretty simple just remove the stinger have the person put ice on it, unless they are highly allergic in which case they should be carrying their own EpiPen.

Not exact matches

«Your own data show that you received hundreds of complaints that your EpiPen products failed to operate during life - threatening emergencies, including some situations in which patients subsequently died,» the FDA wrote.

The PR fiasco forced the company to buttress its own patient assistance and rebate programs for the EpiPen and to introduce an authorized generic version of the device at half the price.

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.

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).

The commercial also suggested that an EpiPen was a sufficient treatment on its own.

Most people who depend on the drug epinephrine to treat potentially fatal allergic reactions (whether their own, a child's, or a loved one's) are well aware of the price - gouging scandal surrounding Mylan Pharmaceuticals» EpiPen.