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After being blasted for price hikes on its lifesaving EpiPen allergy injections, the drugmaker Mylan announced Thursday it would expand access to the product — not by lowering the price, but by creating a savings card that will cover up to $300 of its EpiPen 2-Pak.<\/p>\n

The list price of the drug is $609 for a two-pack of the injectors, up from less than $100 in 2007, according to data from Truven Health Analytics.<\/p>\n

“We have been a long-term, committed partner to the allergy community and are taking immediate action to help ensure that everyone who needs an EpiPen Auto-Injector gets one,” Mylan chief executive Heather Bresch said in a statement. “We recognize the significant burden on patients from continued, rising insurance premiums and being forced increasingly to pay the full list price for medicines at the pharmacy counter.”<\/p>\n

The move comes after criticism by politicians and the American Medical Association — and a Facebook post by Hillary Clinton calling the price hikes “outrageous.”<\/p>\n

“It’s just the latest troubling example of a company taking advantage of its consumers,” Clinton wrote. “I believe that our pharmaceutical and biotech industries can be an incredible source of American innovation, giving us revolutionary treatments for debilitating diseases. But it’s wrong when drug companies put profits ahead of patients, raising prices without justifying the value behind them.”<\/p>\n

Picture: Associated Press<\/strong><\/p>\n

—<\/p>\n

(c) 2016, The Washington Post \u00b7 Carolyn Y. Johnson<\/span><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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