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The 2016 house oversight and government reform committee's inquiry into 500% price hike on EpiPen is an example of fire alarm oversight.
EpiPen-In an emergency, a pen-like device delivers a premeasured dose of the hormone epinephrine. The device is widely used in our country, and it is carried by people who have asthma or life-threatening allergies. This medication works throughout the body to stop the progression of the allergic reaction. It constricts blood vessels, increasing blood pressure and decreasing swelling. This relaxes the muscles surrounding the airways, allowing the lungs to open. Epinephrine also inhibits the release of additional allergic chemicals, thereby halting the progression of the allergic response.
Despite being a decades-old product, price increases have helped turn the EpiPen into a billion-dollar business. Meanwhile, according to Consumer Reports, some desperate patients who can no longer afford EpiPen have turned to self-injecting epinephrine into syringes - an extremely tricky and potentially dangerous alternative.
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