{"id":12082,"date":"2018-11-28T08:34:00","date_gmt":"2018-11-28T13:34:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/medicarereport.org\/?p=12082"},"modified":"2018-11-28T08:34:00","modified_gmt":"2018-11-28T13:34:00","slug":"fda-promised-a-lower-cost-option-to-epipen-but-the-price-isnt-any-lower","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/medicarereport.org\/?p=12082","title":{"rendered":"FDA promised a \u2018lower-cost option\u2019 to EpiPen, but the price isn\u2019t any lower"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>(By Ed Silverman for ST<em>A<\/em>T)<\/p>\n<p class=\"danger-zone\"><span class=\"big-cap-wrap\"><span class=\"big-cap\">F<\/span><\/span>ile this under \u201cWhen is a bargain not really a bargain?\u201d<\/p>\n<p class=\"danger-zone\">Three months ago, the Food and Drug Administration approved a generic version of the EpiPen allergy-relief device and made a point of noting the new product from Teva Pharmaceutical (<a href=\"https:\/\/www.google.com\/search?tbm=fin&amp;ei=_Af8W7XwHqqEgAbm5q74Cg&amp;q=teva&amp;oq=teva&amp;gs_l=finance-immersive.3..81l3.94192094.94192611.0.94192818.4.4.0.0.0.0.183.351.0j2.2.0..2..0...1.1.64.finance-immersive..2.2.351....0.dc-hbkJKP0I#scso=_I3v9W--KOsX8kwXyyKDACg2:0\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">TEVA<\/a>) would offer a \u201clower-cost option.\u201d But Teva is not offering the sort of alternative the agency envisioned: Its $300\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/www.businesswire.com\/news\/home\/20181127005573\/en\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">list price<\/a>\u00a0is the same that Mylan (<a href=\"https:\/\/www.google.com\/search?tbm=fin&amp;ei=I3v9W--KOsX8kwXyyKDACg&amp;q=myl&amp;oq=myl&amp;gs_l=finance-immersive.3..81l3.34349.36170.0.36370.7.7.0.0.0.0.195.743.0j4.4.0..3..0...1.1.64.finance-immersive..3.4.742.0...0.o1KBb_idSHs\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">MYL<\/a>) charges for its so-called authorized generic EpiPen.\u00a0 <a href=\"https:\/\/www.statnews.com\/pharmalot\/2018\/11\/27\/epipen-teva-pricing-fda\/?utm_campaign=KHN%3A%20First%20Edition&amp;utm_source=hs_email&amp;utm_medium=email&amp;utm_content=67869393&amp;_hsenc=p2ANqtz-_kkYy2CLM0XWbVCAMA9-Kyv7B3K3YEFywVZQF-5KlIA_sWRKF_3-WSCQguxZZ7PU8syIPW0uBl8dqTqRjOfwbye3D5RA&amp;_hsmi=67869393\">Continue reading article here&#8230;<\/a><\/p>\n<p class=\"danger-zone\"><a href=\"https:\/\/medicarereport.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/09\/STAT-Logo.png\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-medium wp-image-4372\" src=\"https:\/\/medicarereport.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/09\/STAT-Logo-300x32.png\" alt=\"\" width=\"300\" height=\"32\" srcset=\"https:\/\/medicarereport.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/09\/STAT-Logo-300x32.png 300w, https:\/\/medicarereport.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/09\/STAT-Logo.png 453w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<pre>Notice: The link provided above connects readers to the full content of the posted article. 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