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Availability of lower-priced epinephrine auto-injectors did not solve the affordability problem for all patients with severe allergies

People with severe allergies now have more choices for which epinephrine auto-injector to carry in case they suffer a life-threatening attack, and most pay less for it than they did when the EpiPen ...
AOL

Back-to-school rush spurs demand for epinephrine auto-injectors amid shortage

As part of the back-to-school rush, GoodRx, a platform for medication savings, reports the demand for epinephrine (EpiPen, EpiPen Jr, Adrenaclick, Auvi-Q) auto-injectors tends to spike in the summer ...
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To lower healthcare costs, make life-saving epinephrine easier to carry

Every parent of a child with food allergies knows the ritual at the door: Do I have their auto-injector? We ask it before school, before birthday parties, before anything involving food and other ...
Reporter-Herald

Loveland Montessori school implements stock epinephrine auto-injector program

Lindsay Green learned that her 2-year-old son, Everett, had a peanut allergy when he was around 10 months old, leading her to learn more about how to protect her baby. Now, she has taken this concern ...
Healio

Q&A: Epinephrine auto-injectors may not be adequate in preventing fatal anaphylaxis

Please provide your email address to receive an email when new articles are posted on . Epinephrine autoinjectors may have little effect on surviving anaphylaxis events. Research is needed in ...
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There’s a less intimidating alternative to EpiPens for dangerous allergic reactions. Why won’t the FDA approve it?

My son Thomas has carried around a needle since he entered kindergarten at the age of 5. That was a big responsibility for a small child to carry an injector loaded with lifesaving epinephrine, but ...
KTVZ

Health Canada recalls Emerade epinephrine auto-injectors over possible device failures

Toronto (CTV Network) — Health Canada has issued a recall for Emerade epinephrine auto-injectors due to possible device failures. “Return your Emerade auto-injector to your pharmacy for a suitable ...
Medical Xpress

Only 52% of adults with severe food allergy have been prescribed an epinephrine auto injector

Epinephrine is the only medication that can stop anaphylaxis and it is critical that everyone with a food allergy has access to epinephrine to treat life threatening reactions. A new study being ...
Healio

61% of caregivers know how to correctly use an epinephrine autoinjector

Please provide your email address to receive an email when new articles are posted on . 96.1% of caregivers said they know how to use their child’s autoinjector. 33.1% of caregivers removed the ...
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Gov. Evers signs Dillon’s Law 2.0 to expand access to epinephrine auto-injectors

MADISON, Wis. (WBAY) - Wisconsin Gov. Tony Evers has signed Dillon’s Law 2.0 that expands the availability of epinephrine auto-injectors for people who have life-threatening allergic reactions. The ...
WBAY

Assembly passes legislation expanding availability of epinephrine auto-injectors

MADISON, Wis. (WBAY) - The State Assembly voted to pass a measure increasing the availability of epinephrine auto-injectors today. “Dillon’s Law 2.0″ revises the original Dillon’s law with “ease of ...