Mylan recalls faulty lot in latest EpiPen troubles

23 March 2017

Uproar over the price of its EpiPen Auto-Injectors in the USA proved costly for Mylan (Nasdaq: NYL) in 2016, and the company has now encountered a costly problem with its sale of the devices elsewhere.

The Netherlands-incorporated drugmaker confirmed on Thursday that it had issued a voluntary recall for one lot of the allergy injection product distributed in Europe, Japan, Australia and New Zealand.

This action affected as many as 81,000 of the products and was taken after two instances when the devices apparently failed to work in emergencies. It is believed that the lot concerned may contain a defective part, according to reports.

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