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CVS just announced a super cheap generic alternative to EpiPen
Adrenaclick, a similar epinephrine auto-injecting device, now available nationwide.
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Mylan says EpiPen pretax profits 60% higher than it told Congress: Report
Mylan said on Monday the auto-injector EpiPen pretax profits were higher than it told Congress, according to Dow Jones.
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Blacksburg pharmacist makes Epi-Pen alternative for $20
When EpiPen maker Mylan raised its price more than 600 percent, people across the country, like Christy Ross from Blacksburg, were disgusted. "I think it's absolutely ridiculous. I think that it's unbelievable that they would do that for people that require a medication," remarked Ross. Jeremy Counts, the owner of Main Street Pharmacy in Blacksburg was also upset, pointing out "I mean, it was ridiculous. I was having people come in and they were, well, what am I going to do?"
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EpiPen alternative costs pennies in Mexico
A life-saving medication that costs more than $600 is the United States is only a few cents in Mexico. The EpiPen’s controversial price hike from about $100 to more than $600 in just a few years is drawing many Rio GrandeValley residents to seek relief in Mexico, where medication is easily accessible. Nuevo Progreso is a Mexican medical destination, with tourists from near and far making the trip to the tiny border town. An array of street promoters greets tourists as they enter the country, promoting anything from Viagra to Xanax to Lipitor.
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Dear EpiPen Customers...
To whom it may concern: As the CEO of Mylan, maker of the world-famous EpiPen, it gives me great pleasure to address you, via email from an undisclosed location, concerning the pricing of our product. As you may know, my father is a U.S. senator from West Virginia, where the state motto is “Montani semper liberi.” It means “mountaineers...
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Mylan CEO sold $5m worth of stock while EpiPen price drew scrutiny
Heather Bresch sold 100,200 of shares on same day as release of earnings;transaction was ‘part of a 10b5 plan’, which curtails insider trading suspicions
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Epinephrine injection kit for under $10
If your child has an allergy you are probably aware of the increasing cost of the EpiPen from Mylan. A Miami Valley doctor wants parents to know they have alternatives to the costly EpiPen. Dr. Marcus Romanello is the Chief Medical Officer and the Emergency Medicine Physician at Ft. Hamilton Hospital in Hamilton. He knows all too well how scary it is for parents of children with allergies.
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Even 'pharma bro' calls EpiPen price hikers 'vultures' amid backlash
A growing chorus is calling on the Mylan pharmaceutical company to justify its over 400 percent price hikes on EpiPens.
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Martin Shkreli finally gets a court date -- a year from now
Martin Shkreli, the infamous face of outrageous drug price hikes, was back in federal court Thursday. Shkreli faces eight criminal counts, including two counts of securities fraud and various conspiracy charges, for allegedly deceiving investors about his disastrous financial performance as a hedge fund portfolio manager. But he won't have to stand trial for at least another year. A federal judge in Brooklyn set a date of June 26, 2017.
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Ghostface Killah's Martin Shkreli Diss Track Is Glorious
If you thought B.o.B. and Neil deGrasse Tyson’s Flat Earth raps were the most improbable diss tracks ever, wait until you hear the diss track about pharmaceuticals. Martin Shkreli is the man everyone loves to hate lately. The CEO of Turing Pharmaceuticals raised the price of AIDS drug Daraprim from $13.50 to $750 a pill, and then smirked his way through a congressional hearing about it. He also bought the sole copy of the Wu-Tang Clan’s latest album, Once Upon a Time in Shaolin, for $2 million.
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Congress made Martin Shkreli look like a jerk, but it bears responsibility for high drug prices
Members of the House Oversight Committee were probably giving each other high-fives Thursday for making Martin Shkreli look like a smug jerk under their questioning about the high drug prices at his former company, Turing Pharmaceuticals. You know what? He was a smug jerk, smirking through his appearance before the committee as he repeatedly pleaded the 5th Amendment. But the lawmakers should stick their glee in their pockets.
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Martin Shkreli Says He's Trying To Bail Out Bobby Shmurda
But it's not just out of the goodness of his heart.
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Shackling the Masses With Drastic Capitalist Tactics
We should denounce ruthless and wild compradors like Wu-Tang superfan Martin Shkreli, but also understand the cold world in which they operate.
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Is There a Difference Between Brand Name Medications and Generics?
We’ve already discussed drug names, generic and “brand” ones. But are there differences beyond the words?
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Many Antidepressant Studies Found Tainted by Pharma Company Influence
A review of studies that assess clinical antidepressants shows hidden conflicts of interest and financial ties to corporate drugmakers
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Novartis to test new pricing model with heart failure drug
Novartis plans to test a novel pricing model with some customers when it launches its keenly awaited new heart failure drug Entresto, the Swiss company's head of pharmaceuticals said on
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