PITTSBURGH, Aug. 29 (UPI) -- Mylan N.V. announced a lower-cost generic version of the EpiPen on Monday after U.S. senators railed against its $500 price tag at a hearing on Capitol Hill last week.
The company said it would offer the EpiPen auto-injector at $300 for a two-pack carton. A price increase, from $57 per pen in 2007 to about $500 to $600 for a two-pack today, recently drew the outrage of patients and their parents, as well as the anger of four U.S. senators who asked Mylan for an explanation.