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Just months after an outcry about a price hike for the life-saving "Epipen", CVS pharmacies will begin carrying a new generic injector at a cutthroat price:
Pharmaceutical giant CVS announced Thursday that it has partnered with Impax Laboratories to sell a generic epinephrine auto-injector for $109.99 for a two-pack—a dramatic cut from Mylan's Epipen two-pack prices, which list for more than $600 as a brand name and $300 as a generic.
The lower-cost auto-injector, a generic form of Adrenaclick, is available starting today nationwide in the company's more than 9,600 pharmacies. Its price resembles that of EpiPen's before Mylan bought the rights to the life-saving devices back in 2007 and raised the price repeatedly, sparking outcry. [...] The price of $109.99 for the alternative applies to those with and without insurance, CVS noted. And Impax is also offering a coupon to reduce the cost to just $9.99 for qualifying patients. [...] Meanwhile, backlash to Mylan's price hikes continue. This week, Cigna, a top health insurance company, said that it will no longer cover Mylan's brand name EpiPen—it will only cover the generic, which was rolled out in December.
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Mylan Overcharged U.S. Government on EpiPens
(Score: -1, Troll) by Anonymous Coward on Saturday January 14 2017, @06:25AM
Air is free, why not epipen is free?
Water is free, why not epipen is free?
Sunlight is free, why not epipen is free?
Sidewalk is free, why not epipen is free?
Road is free, why not epipen is free?
Freeway is free, why not epipen is free?
(Score: -1, Troll) by Anonymous Coward on Saturday January 14 2017, @06:37AM
Pay for with your basic income, lazy freeloader.
(Score: 4, Touché) by maxwell demon on Saturday January 14 2017, @07:16AM
That's because plants produce it as waste product, and plants just happen to be there. Air stops to be free when you want to have it in unusual locations (under water, in space).
Really? Then what am I paying for with my water bill?
Yes, because the sun is just there, shining.
No, it isn't. It's paid for with your taxes.
No, it isn't. It's paid for with your taxes.
No, it isn't. It's paid for with your taxes.
The Tao of math: The numbers you can count are not the real numbers.
(Score: 0) by Anonymous Coward on Saturday January 14 2017, @07:32AM
No, it isn't. It's paid for with your taxes.
Tax from you, give to me.
(Score: 2) by linkdude64 on Saturday January 14 2017, @07:36PM
Go home, Bernie. You lost.
(Score: 0) by Anonymous Coward on Saturday January 14 2017, @04:16PM
> No, it isn't. It's paid for with your taxes.
No, it isn't. It's paid for by your parent's taxes.
FTFY