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A drug company owned by a senators daughter (Manchin) used its monopoly power to raise the price up EpiPens from $100 to $608.

Since then it has made $71 billion in revenue.

Its punishment? A settlement... View More

Viatris Agrees to Settle EpiPen Antitrust Litigation for $264 Million

www.nytimes.com

The proposed settlement, which requires a judge’s approval, would resolve a legal battle that began after the company, in 2016, raised the price for two EpiPens to $608 from $100.

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March 2, 2022
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Yeah the senators daughter made her daddy pass legislation making the epipen required in all schools. #KaChing

https://ctmirror.org/2016/08/29/epipen-lobbying-campaign-targetted-connecticut/

EpiPen lobbying campaign targeted Connecticut

Connecticut, one of 11 states that approved a law requiring schools to stock EpiPens, is on drug maker Mylan’s sizable lobbying list. According to the center, Mylan, under fire for its steep price hikes of the EpiPen, expanded its lobbying presence in state houses to Connecticut and 35…

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