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July 6, 2016 09:53 am PDT
Original Link: http://feeds.boingboing.net/~r/boingboing/iBag/~3/Kmt71EYEeSY/epipens-have-more-than-quintup.html
Epipens have more than quintupled in price since 2004
Epipens -- self-injection sticks carried by people with deadly allergies, which have to be replaced twice a year -- were developed by NASA at taxpayer expense, were patented by a government scientist who receives no royalties, require no marketing, and have gone from as little as $60 each to up to $606 in a few short years (during which time the company has switched to selling them exclusively in two-packs). (more…)
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