[gnicholas]

> At the pharmacy, a pair of single use Mylan epipens can cost over $600 and the company’s generic version costs $300 per pair, but an ongoing shortage means you probably can’t find them, even if you can afford them.

This was true years ago but not anymore. CVS sells a generic epipen two-pack for $109 [1]. Still not cheap, but let’s not pretend that these cost $300 and are not even available. I wanted to like this article but when I read this it made me think either reading journalist didn’t check his facts or is more invested in the narrative than reality.

1: https://www.cvs.com/content/epipen-alternative

Edit: I posted this even though I figured it would attract downvotes. I’m curious if downvoters think my claims are untrue or don’t like the way I’ve phrased my comment.

To me, an article I can’t trust is basically worthless, which is why I pointed these inaccurate facts out.

[thatcat]

The 109 price seems like the market responding to the 30 $ diy epipen hack released 2 years ago.

https://www.collective-evolution.com/2016/10/01/hackers-prov...

[gnicholas]

It was definitely a response to the shortage and bad publicity around epipens. Not sure it’s possible to know which was the more direct cause. It could have just been CVS going for some good publicity.