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[Todd Walker <mtwalker AT imageray.net>]

So buy the cheaper one or pay more for the ease of use of the EpiPen.

Things are priced based on demand and value to the customer. The cost of
manufacturing is of little relevance.

If Epipens cost $600 to make would they still be expected to sell them for
$200 if people thought they were too expensive? Since they only cost $1 to
make, how much profit should the government allow them to make? At the old
price of $200 that was a markup of nearly 20,000%. Everyone seemed to be
okay with that. Why is 20,000% markup not gouging and 60,000% markup is.
Some would argue that a company shouldn¹t markup a product more than 100%.
In that case Epipens should sell for $2.


On 8/27/16, 5:38 PM, "Person_County_Beekeepers_Association on behalf of
Lynn S Wilson" 
<person_county_beekeepers_association-bounces AT lists.ibiblio.org on behalf
of wilsonls AT esinc.net> wrote:

>Consumers Union is sponsoring this petition drive.   As a beekeeper, I
>feel like keeping an Epi-Pen available on my property would make good
>neighbor sense.  However, these devices expire after a year so I can't
>afford the annual $600 purchase price. The less-expensive alternative,
>Adrenaclick, is not so easy to use.  What do you think?
>
>Consumers Union says:
>
>Mylan, makers of the most popular EpiPen in America, just announced a
>huge increase in the price for a pack of EpiPens. EpiPens cost just a few
>dollars to make, but for a pack of two, Mylan wants to charge you $600.
>
>This is shameful price gouging that could cost people their lives.
>Millions of allergy sufferers rely on easy access to an EpiPen to avoid a
>trip to the hospital - or worse.
>
>Take action right now to make Mylan lower their EpiPen price:
>https://secure.consumersunion.org/site/SPageNavigator/20160826_EpiPen_Acti
>on_SP.html?sp_ref=225415857.194.174724.e.0.2&source=email
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