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EpiPen price hike hurts families
EpiPen price hike hurts families
EXETER — EpiPens may be only one in a series of products that have seen dramatic price increases, made on the decisions of pharmaceutical company management, but the outcry over the huge price hike is partly because of the impact this decision has on families.EpiPen (epinephrine injection) works by narrowing blood vessels and opening airway paths in the lungs following a severe allergic reaction (anaphylaxis), potentially preventing death."It is a life-saving medication," said Jeff Gwinn, director of pharmacy at Anna Jaques Hospital in Newburyport, Massachusetts.
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Insulin price scandal hurts many more than EpiPen issues
Insulin price scandal hurts many more than EpiPen issues
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EpiPen draws spotlight, but insulin price scandal hurts far more
EpiPen draws spotlight, but insulin price scandal hurts far more
(For Lee Newspapers)Consumers, parents, state officials and some members of Congress expressed deafening outrage over the doubling of the price of EpiPens, and within days America's newest pharmaceutical villain – Mylan Pharmaceuticals – announced a generic version for half the price.The do-it-yourself injection units filled with epinephrine are life-saving in the infrequent episodes of allergic emergency or anaphylaxis among the estimated 3.4 million people with severe allergies.However, consider another group of patients 10 times larger: the nation's 31 million diabetics – most of whom need injections of insulin several times day, every day, to survive.
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