Mylan overcharged Medicaid for EpiPen for years, despite warnings

Re:Mylan overcharged Medicaid for EpiPen for years, despite ... by hga on Friday October 07, 2016 @02:26PM (#12662822)

I can't imagine anyone recommending having less than two pens: what if one fails due to a manufacturing flaw, user error (e.g. it would suck to fumble it in the heat of action and drop it in an unacceptable location), etc.? And isn't a second dose sometimes needed?

I don't know the details, but I do know my sister always carried two for her eldest (past tense because he's now in college and presumably carrying them himself now).

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Re:Mylan overcharged Medicaid for EpiPen for years, despite ... by FireBeyond on Friday October 07, 2016 @05:08PM (#12663913)

And state legislation mandating that medic units carry multiple EpiPens.

Medic units, that have trained personnel, that have all the equipment to draw up Epi from a $3 vial themselves, who are already on scene.

This leads to my county alone having to throw away $130,000/yr of EpiPens that don't get used before they expire. Because the state legislates that we're required to carry them.

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Re:Mylan overcharged Medicaid for EpiPen for years, despite ... by JshWright on Sunday October 09, 2016 @12:55PM (#12672017)

What state is that? We just carry epi...

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