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    To the Point

    Drug-maker Mylan and its $300 "generic" EpiPen

    Mylan might or might not have good news for people who need EpiPens. They provide quick injections to protect against potentially deadly anaphylactic shock from bee stings, peanut allergies and other sources. The drug company is still increasing the price of two EpiPens to $600 — while it also produces a so-called "generic" for $300.

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    By Warren Olney • Aug 29, 2016 • 1 min read

    Mylan might or might not have good news for people who need EpiPens. They provide quick injections to protect against potentially deadly anaphylactic shock from bee stings, peanut allergies and other sources. The drug company is still increasing the price of two EpiPens to $600 — while it also produces a so-called "generic" for $300. Andrew Pollack covers the business and science of biotechnology for the New York Times.

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      Warren Olney

      former KCRW broadcaster

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      Sáša Woodruff

      Producer, 'To the Point'

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      Paul von Zielbauer

      Co-founder of Geezer magazine, former producer for To the Point and Which Way LA?; former reporter for the New York Times

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      Jenny Hamel

      KCRW

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      Andrew Pollack

      New York Times

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    The full episode

    1 of 3
    Did Trump betray his base on immigration?
    1. 1:51Drug-maker Mylan and its $300 "generic" EpiPenYou’re reading this
    2. 8:47When is a policy not a policy?
    3. 41:48The sanction of contract killings in the Philippines
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