The Epipen Saga

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8…Her dad is a US senator
9…FDA has a record of regulating Epipen’s competitors to death and moving the goal posts on them, while greasing the wheels for Epipen at every turn.
10…It isn’t “runaway” capitalism…it’s CRONY capitalism.

So what happened to cause them to Shkreli the price like they did?

Big Pharma is inclined to price gouge across the board, in this country. Between Big Pharma and Big Insurance, we are the poorest third world country in the world when it comes to health care.

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Yup, no doubt about that.

Can’t you guys break patent and make it for a reasonable price, like we did with Viagra in Brazil?

not in America. The drug companies control the government.

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Starling can send us epis - 112 bucks in Canada

I should really carry one as I almost bought the farm over yellow jackets -

I used too but they are old now and I ain’t spending 700

I guess I could order from Canada

That CEO really looks like a cunt, doesn’t she? And a fake MBA to boot…

I actually have extended coverage so I pay a $25/year deductible for all my pharmaceuticals and that’s it.

Edit: Blah wrong product :slight_smile:

So what you’re saying is that sometimes public pressure works? I’ll be darned.

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Damn… I thought the Epipen was that thing women used to permanently remove unwanted pussy hairs.

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Well, yeah, after they use peanut oil and wasp venom as a depilating lotion…

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