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EpiPen's Swollen Price May Trigger Patient Assistance Program Probes

 
• By Donna Young

Mylan's $600 price tag for its emergency anaphylaxis treatment EpiPen (epinephrine) could spur more than probes into the company's pricing practices. It could turn into a wider investigation into industry's use of patient assistance programs.

The latest fireworks over Mylan NV's price increases on EpiPen (epinephrine) could trigger more than just an investigation into the company's pricing practices. It could turn into a wider examination of industry's use of patient assistance programs (PAPs), which already are being probed by US federal prosecutors and state attorneys general.

Mylan's $600 price tag for the emergency treatment for allergic reactions, a 500% price increase since 2009, has captured widespread media attention and prompted new letters from several members of Congress

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