#pt Sources:
http://www.usatoday.com/story/money/2016/08/25/epipen-maker-offer-discounts-after-firestorm/89329122/ …
http://inthesetimes.com/article/16951/anaphylactic_sticker_shock …
https://www.medpex.de/epipen-autoinjektor-p10147081 …
http://www.bloomberg.com/news/articles/2015-09-23/how-marketing-turned-the-epipen-into-a-billion-dollar-business …
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Best dud excuse for sky-high Big Pharma profits: "They're needed for R&D." Profits are by definition what's left after costs, including R&D.
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this morning I read that US taxpayer funds paid for EpiPen R&D .. Should be a non-profit
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You are internet famous!
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next step: college radio famous
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Under a Canadian health insurance plan, I paid $0 for my EpiPen
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Do you still get receipts? we'd love to post one to our largely American audience (on fb)
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the pharmacy didn't give me a receipt unfortunately. Probably because I didn't pay anything
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and it is still too expensive in germany due to concessions to big pharma
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German price I found is over-the-counter online price; I wonder if it's cheaper under most insurance plans?
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This is complicated. Prices are regulated and negotiated at the same time
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@jeremyphoward I thought retail price in US was now $600 -
That's for a packet of 2.
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Britain: $120 and that's privately purchased, not on the socialised health service.http://bit.ly/2bmIzZ2
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Oh, that's per pair. Single epi-pen is $66
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Its because FDA in the US grants a practical monopoly to Mylan:http://vitals.lifehacker.com/adrenaclick-is-a-cheaper-alternative-to-the-epipen-1785655358 …
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It's mainly bc US govt doesn't negotiate. Other nations get cheap drugs thru monopsony power, not competition
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But that's the cost if you buy it *privately*. Thru the socialised health service, the cost is only £8.40 ($11). @rohitguptahpf
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I don't know if govt negotiation for the Public Health system also impacts the price paid if you buy it privately. @rohitguptahpf
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