Tag: EpiPen

“The Democratic Party has got to stand up to the greed of the pharmaceutical industry.”

“By ending this investigation now, DOJ may forgo an effective investigation regarding the facts and scope of criminal wrongdoing.”

“I am a pro-business conservative Republican, and I am just sickened.”

Is a big raise enough to make CEOs feel good about being so vile?

This new price gouge is the latest example of a corrupt system that hurts regular Americans — but we will hold accountable those who are responsible.

Americans should be asking candidates for Congress whether they support government intervention against obscene drug prices. Until that happens, this disgraceful story will not be over.

Now a coalition of U.S. Senators has publicly penned a letter to Mylan CEO Heather Bresch demanding justification for the dramatic price increases of EpiPen.

Over the past nine years, since Mylan bought the rights to the EpiPen, the price for the easy-to-use injectors has quintupled — increasing about 450 percent, from around $50 for one injector to $600 for a pack of two.