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Thursday, September 01, 2016

What is going on with the price of the Epipen?

 Scott Alexander on his blog Slate Star Codex offers this insightful explanation of what is going on with the price of the Epipen and why are there not cheaper substitutes available in the US. Actually Alexander tells us this is one.See here.

John Goodman tells a similar story here.


Disclaimer:
 I have never actually used an Epipen but in an ill planned effort to dispose of an out of date pen I managed to drive the needle through my thumb.


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