Drugmaker Kaleo Raises Price Of Lifesaving Drug By Thousands

A company that makes a life-saving auto-injector for opioid drug overdoses has raised its prices significantly. Kaiser Health News reporter Shefali Luthra talks to NPR’s Scott Simon about the firm’s strategy.

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<h1>Drugmaker Kaleo Raises Price Of Lifesaving Drug By Thousands</h1>
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			February 7, 2017		</time>
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<p> A company that makes a life-saving auto-injector for opioid drug overdoses has raised its prices significantly. Kaiser Health News reporter Shefali Luthra talks to <a href="http://www.npr.org/2017/02/04/513388235/drugmaker-kaleo-raises-price-of-live-saving-drug-by-thousands">NPR’s</a> Scott Simon about the firm’s strategy.</p><p><strong>Related story:</strong> <a href="http://kffhealthnews.org/news/getting-patients-hooked-on-an-opioid-overdose-antidote-then-raising-the-price/">Getting Patients Hooked On An Opioid Overdose Antidote, Then Raising The Price</a></p><ul><li><a href="https://californiahealthline.org/news/drugmaker-kaleo-raises-price-of-lifesaving-drug-by-thousands/?share=facebook">				Click to share on Facebook (Opens in new window)				Facebook			</a></li><li><a href="https://californiahealthline.org/news/drugmaker-kaleo-raises-price-of-lifesaving-drug-by-thousands/?share=linkedin">				Click to share on LinkedIn (Opens in new window)				LinkedIn			</a></li><li><a href="https://californiahealthline.org/news/drugmaker-kaleo-raises-price-of-lifesaving-drug-by-thousands/?share=x">				Click to share on X (Opens in new window)				X			</a></li><li><a href="mailto:?subject=%5BShared%20Post%5D%20Drugmaker%20Kaleo%20Raises%20Price%20Of%20Lifesaving%20Drug%20By%20Thousands&body=https%3A%2F%2Fcaliforniahealthline.org%2FMjI0NTE1&share=email">				Click to email a link to a friend (Opens in new window)				Email			</a></li><li><a href="https://californiahealthline.org/news/drugmaker-kaleo-raises-price-of-lifesaving-drug-by-thousands/#print?share=print">				Click to print (Opens in new window)				Print			</a></li><li>				<a href="https://californiahealthline.org/news/drugmaker-kaleo-raises-price-of-lifesaving-drug-by-thousands/view/republish/">					Republish This Story				</a>			</li></ul><em><a href="https://kffhealthnews.org/about-us">KFF Health News</a> is a national newsroom that produces in-depth journalism about health issues and is one of the core operating programs at KFF—an independent source of health policy research, polling, and journalism. Learn more about <a href="https://www.kff.org/about-us">KFF</a>.</em><p><a href="https://californiahealthline.org/morning-briefing/">Subscribe</a> to KFF Health News' free Morning Briefing.</p>

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