Tuesday, 25 April 2017

To keep EpiPen sales up, Mylan threatened states, sued making bogus claims

To keep EpiPen sales up, Mylan threatened states, sued making bogus claims

Pharmaceutical company Mylan sued West Virginia in 2015 to keep its EpiPens on the state’s “preferred drug list,” which, if successful, would mean that the state’s Medicaid programs would have to automatically pay for the pricey epinephrine auto-injectors. The bold and unusual move by Mylan—which ultimately failed—is yet another example of the aggressive marketing and legal tactics the company used to boost profits from EpiPens, which halt life-threatening allergic reactions.
Read more: https://arstechnica.com/science/2017/04/mylan-bullied-sued-states-to-get-them-to-use-epipens-court-documents-show/?source=Snapzu

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