Aug 29 Watch 7:41 Did outcry on social media lead to Mylan’s generic EpiPen? By PBS News Hour After news broke that the price of EpiPen injectors has skyrocketed, the allergy medicine’s maker, Mylan, announced its intention to offer a generic version of the product, to be sold at half the market price of the original. The New… Continue watching
Aug 29 EpiPen drugmaker announces generic version to cost half the price By News Desk Identical to the original product -- a pre-filled syringe containing epinephrine, used for life-threatening allergic reactions -- the generic will cost $300 for two. Continue reading
Aug 25 Watch 6:14 News Wrap: Italian quake death toll rises to 250; Afghan university attack kills 13 By PBS News Hour In our news wrap Thursday, the death toll from Italy’s earthquake rose to 250. In Afghanistan, 13 are dead and dozens wounded after a militant strike on American University of Afghanistan, on the outskirts of Kabul. The attack began Wednesday… Continue watching
Aug 24 Watch 6:20 Price of EpiPens spikes, causing major health concerns By PBS News Hour Nearly everyone knows someone who carries an EpiPen due to a severe allergy. Sen. Amy Klobuchar (D-Minn) is no different -- as a child, her daughter almost died from a reaction to nuts. But Mylan, the company that produces EpiPens,… Continue watching
Aug 23 Congress scolds pharmaceutical company’s price hike on EpiPens By Ed Silverman, STAT Mylan has raised the list price of EpiPens more than 450 percent since 2004, after adjusting for inflation, according to Elsevier’s Gold Standard Drug Database. A pack of two EpiPens cost about $100 in today’s dollars in 2004, but the… Continue reading
Jul 06 As Epipen prices skyrocket, consumers and EMTs resort to syringes for severe allergies By Ike Swetlitz, STAT The prices of Epipen auto-injectors have soared, so many are turning to manual syringes as a cheaper alternative, but the practice may not be the safest option. Continue reading