Mylan’s EpiPen Recall: Another Hit On The Auto-Injector

What began as an overseas recall of one lot made by a Pfizer subsidiary is expanding, threatening to besmirch Mylan’s once golden supply-chain quality record. The recall follows pricing controversy around the EpiPen product got the CEO hauled before Congress.

A newly expanded recall of Mylan NV’s epinephrine auto-injector EpiPen shows that even a company that has long prided itself on supply chain quality is not immune from a high-profile recall due to manufacturing issues.

On March 31, FDA and Mylan announced the US expansion of a recall that was initially limited to several foreign...

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