This free browser game is a hilarious satire of the EpiPen controversy

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Things aren't looking so hot for Mylan CEO Heather Bresch these days. The pharmaceutical industry figure is embroiled in controversy after her company's EpiPen product (a vital resource for treating violent allergic reactions) has risen in price from less than $100 in 2007 to more than $600 in 2016.

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That price gouge came for seemingly no reason, but it did significantly raise Bresch's salary, so people are naturally unhappy about it. It's the Martin Shkreli situation all over again, but with no Wu-Tang Clan involvement and fewer Harambe jokes.

If you want to empathize with Bresch in these trying times, the fine folks at GOP Arcade have released a free, browser-based parody video game called "EpiPen Tycoon." Here's how the game works: