An EpiPen is an allergy medicine that looks like a pen, used for emergencies. The poorer people with severe allergies cannot afford this cost. Are you outraged? (epinephrine)
So now, parents who can't afford them can hope to get their kids to the Hospital before they die from an allergic reaction. Way to go Big PHARMA and America! We're all happy that ... moreSo now, parents who can't afford them can hope to get their kids to the Hospital before they die from an allergic reaction. Way to go Big PHARMA and America! We're all happy that corporate profits and shareholder earnings are more important that human lives.
.EpiPen Price Hike Has Parents of Kids With Allergies Scrambling Ahead of School Year
The cost of saving your child's life has gotten a lot more expensive.
Parents getting ready for back-to-school season have another item to toss in the basket along with Trapper Keepers and boxes of pencils — and they're facing sticker shock at the latest price increase.
Doctors and patients say the Mylan pharmaceutical company has jacked up the prices for an EpiPen — the portable device that can stop a potentially life-threatening allergic reaction — from around $100 in 2008 to $500 and up today.
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