Scrutiny Of EpiPen Pricing Invited By Mylan Lobbying, Congressman Says

House Oversight Committee’s diatribe against Mylan has been fueled by the company’s efforts to engage lawmakers to advance its business interests, Rep. Mulvaney tells CEO Bresch: 'You asked for it.'

Mylan Pharmaceuticals Inc. invited the painful scrutiny it is receiving from Congress over the pricing if its EpiPen emergency allergy treatment by engaging with legislators to pass laws that advance its business interests, Rep. Mick Mulvaney, R-SC, told CEO Heather Bresch at a House Oversight & Government Reform Committee hearing Sept. 21.

The hearing was the first to be held on Mylan’s pattern of large price increase for EpiPen (epinephrine auto injector)...

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