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« on: November 02, 2017, 08:34:04 AM »EpiPen Failures Cited in Seven Deaths This Year, FDA Files Show
It’s not just about the price anymore. Complaints about the lifesaving device have doubled since 2016.
By Anna Edney
November 02, 2017 4:00 AM
https://www.bloomberg.com/news/articles/2017-11-02/epipen-failures-cited-in-seven-deaths-this-year-fda-files-show
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BTW, regarding FOIA requests ...
"Governments turn tables by suing public records requesters"
By RYAN J. FOLEY
Sep. 17, 2017
https://www.apnews.com/7f6ed0b1bda047339f22789a10f64ac4
It’s not just about the price anymore. Complaints about the lifesaving device have doubled since 2016.
By Anna Edney
November 02, 2017 4:00 AM
https://www.bloomberg.com/news/articles/2017-11-02/epipen-failures-cited-in-seven-deaths-this-year-fda-files-show
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The FDA received a total of 228 reports of EpiPen or EpiPen Jr. failures during the same time period, according to documents made available as a result of a Freedom of Information Act request. In addition to the deaths, 35 people were hospitalized, according to the reports.
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BTW, regarding FOIA requests ...
"Governments turn tables by suing public records requesters"
By RYAN J. FOLEY
Sep. 17, 2017
https://www.apnews.com/7f6ed0b1bda047339f22789a10f64ac4
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An Oregon parent wanted details about school employees getting paid to stay home. A retired educator sought data about student performance in Louisiana. And college journalists in Kentucky requested documents about the investigations of employees accused of sexual misconduct.
Instead, they got something else: sued by the agencies they had asked for public records.