mylan’s price hike on epipens
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Mylan’s Price Hike on EpiPens
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Heather Bresch Daughter of Joe Manchin, a prominent politician throughout her childhood.
Used her father's connections to help land a job at Mylan, a generic drugs company (1992). Started off as a sales clerk and worked her way to promotions. Heather began to learn the business inside and out. Was named President, COO, CIO of Mylan during her time.
Was announced CEO of Mylan in 2011.
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Heather Bresch
When she became CEO shortly after the acquisition,
▫ Bresch focused on marketing EpiPens, turning a $200 million business into a $1.1 billion business
▫ The EpiPen became Mylan’s most important product, accounting for $1 billion of its $9.4 billion in sales in 2015.
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5 Year Stock Price
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Financials: 2014 vs. 2015
Gross Profit: 4,216,100Operating Income: 1,460,900 Net Income: 847,600
*In billions
Gross Profit: 3,528,000Operating Income: 1,352,600 Net Income: 929,400
Income Statement
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Epipen Price
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Drug CEO Salaries
Epipen: Heather Bresch - 18.9 millionREGN: Leonard Schleifer - 47.5 millionVRTX: Jeffrey Leiden - 28 millionJohnson & Johnson: Alex Gorsky - 23.8 million
http://www.cbsnews.com/news/whats-behind-the-sharp-rise-in-prescription-drug-prices/
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EpiPen costs in other countries
Britain: $69France: $100Germany: $200U.S: $600
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Other Drug Companies▫ Reuters analysis says that
the 10 most popular drugs add billions to U.S. health care spending
▫ Conditions include arthritis, asthma, abnormal cholesterol, crohn's disease
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EpiPen vs. Other DrugsAnti-Malaria drug, Daraprim, 5,000% increase
$13.50 to $750Used to treat parasitic infections and prevent a nervous system infection in those with HIV.Will not allow a generic version of the drugCan do this because of loophole ‘closed distribution model’
http://www.cbsnews.com/news/whats-behind-the-sharp-rise-in-prescription-drug-prices/
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Blame on intermediaries including wholesalers, retailers and pharmacy benefit managers
"That $608 is a list price. What Mylan takes from that, our net sales is $274.”
The CEO’s Justifications for Price Hikes
Mylan has costs that include "manufacturing the product, distributing the product, enhancing the product, investing."
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“No one's more frustrated
than me.
CEO Heather Bresch to CNBC
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High-deductible health plans High copaymentsOut-of-pocket costs for prescription medications
http://www.npr.org/sections/health-shots/2016/12/16/505851637/mylan-to-sell-generic-epipen-at-half-the-price-of-originalhttp://www.cnbc.com/2016/08/25/mylan-expands-epipen-cost-cutting-programs-after-charges-of-price-gouging.html
Blame on the Health-Care System
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Doubling eligibility for its patient assistance program
Pathway to order Epi-Pens directly from the company
Cut their generic to half the price of a regular epi-pen
Mylan’s Actions Towards Cost-Cutting
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“This isn’t a discount. It’s
a PR move.
Sen. Bernie Sanders
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Allergy Statistics
In 2014, 4 million U.S children had food allergies
▫ Almost 40% of these children have severe, life threatening reactions
10% of people are allergic to penicillin
5% have insect allergies
40 U.S. deaths/year
Individuals, schools, government offices are all suppose to carry multiple EpiPens.
http://www.aafa.org/page/allergy-facts.aspx
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people are at risk from anaphylaxis, or the severe, life-threatening allergic reaction that EpiPen's injection of epinephrine is designed to counteract.http://www.cnbc.com/2016/08/25/mylan-expands-epipen-cost-cutting-programs-after-charges-of-price-gouging.html
43 Million
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Legal Issues
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Antitrust Laws
Do these laws apply to Mylan?
See:http://www.cbsnews.com/news/whats-behind-the-sharp-rise-in-prescription-drug-prices/ https://www.wsgr.com/publications/PDFSearch/law360-0915.pdfhttp://www.cnbc.com/2016/08/23/us-lawmakers-press-mylan-on-epipen-price-increases.html
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Mylan’s Contracts with Schools
http://gizmodo.com/do-mylans-epipen-contracts-with-schools-break-antitrust-1786263484
There have been questions whether Mylan broke antitrust laws with their contracts with schools.
Allegations that they had contracts with schools that they could not buy products from their competitors (before price was raised).
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CEO Testifying
Refused to admit at any point that her company raised the price of the EpiPen to make more money
Didn’t answer any questions of revenue she was asked to obtain ahead of time
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Congress Didn’t Buy It.
Rep. Elijah Cummings acused the company of using a "simple but corrupt business model" to enrich themselves in the same manner as Martin Shkreli of Turing Pharmaceuticals and executives at Valeant Pharmaceuticals.http://www.businessinsider.com/mylan-ceo-heather-bresch-house-oversight-committee-hearing-epipen-2016-9
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Pending Trials
Several proposed class-action cases against drugmaker Mylan involving EpiPens have been brought in federal courts.
http://www.usatoday.com/story/money/business/2016/12/30/lawsuits-against-epipen-maker-mylan-moving-forward/95995348/
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What about Daraprim?
It seems that Daraprim has acted alone in their price increase.
There have not been any proven evidence that they were working with anyone in the market when they spiked their price.
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Turing and the Closed Distribution Model
Open Distribution Model: “The allowance of the same types of items to be carried and distributed in a certain
area or region by different sellers.”
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Unclear IntentionsStealing market share?Kaleo Pharmaceuticals & the Auvi-Q epinephrine auto-injector
Teva Pharmaceuticals & its own generic EpiPen
http://www.npr.org/sections/health-shots/2016/12/16/505851637/mylan-to-sell-generic-epipen-at-half-the-price-of-original
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Looking to the Future
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Mylan’s Mission & Vision
http://www.mylan.com/en/company/about-us
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Possible Impact of the Trump Administration
Donald Trump’s New Promise: I Will ‘Bring Down Drug Prices’
Trump looking to do something about drug companies (populist appeal)
http://www.forbes.com/sites/patrickcox/2016/12/14/trumps-fda-chief-may-implement-progressive-approval-for-drugs/#431eb7c11c34
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The Future of the FDA
Potential FDA chief appointee: Jim O’Neill
O’Neill has publicly supported a “progressive approval” process for drugs
http://www.forbes.com/sites/patrickcox/2016/12/14/trumps-fda-chief-may-implement-progressive-approval-for-drugs/#431eb7c11c34
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GoverningIssues
The FDAPatentsCozy insurance relationships
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Other Companies that May Follow Suit
Bayer AGJohnson & Johnson
Pfizer
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Final Thoughts to Consider
Final Thoughts to Consider
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““It's a kind of pay-or-die pricing system for the EpiPen. Parents are really frantic about how they're going to
pay for this.” Ralph Nader
“The cost of epinephrine is literally less than a Big Mac.”
Mark Baum, Pharmaceutical CEO developing an alternative