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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]An epipen can be lifesaving--but it is not without risks.  It needs to be used carefully.

That said, I do think that it is ridiculous what the cost is considering that they expire and it does seem reasonable to think that a lot of money could be saved by allowing schools to stock them with copies of the child's prescriptions.

I don't know too much about them.  Are the doses in them always the same?  In other words, is it a special dosage for each child according to size or is it standard?[/quote]

Epipens have a child and adult dosage based off weight.

The expiration dates are very short now, since the makers ended up with a virtual monopoly. They jacked up the prices significantly, many hundreds of times above costs, while shortening the expiration dates by almost half to less than one year.

It was done during the previous administration and is, in my opinion, criminal. Those who allowed this should be put in jail.

My kid has a life threatening allergy (several) and has carried an epipen for over 12 years. The epipens used to be good for much longer, around 2 years. Now you are lucky if your new epipen lasts a school year.

This does not help for school pens, but we have been told by multiple allergists that in a pinch, an expired epipen will be acceptable as long as the fluids are clear.  But that is a decision that an individual parent would need to make in an emergency, because the drug companies can cover their asses with the early expiration date.

[b]Too bad auviQ had that recall.[/b] They were a superior product by a much better company, invented by twin brothers with anaphylactic allergies.

Tricare used to carry Auvi Qs. Now they only carry epipens or the new knock offs. I feel for anyone whose insurance does not cover them. They cost a tiny fraction to make compared to what the drug companies are charging for them.[/quote]

In case you didn't know, PP, Auvi Q is back!  It used to be available mail-order pharmacy-only- your allergist would write the script and then it would get filled (for free) by a mail-order pharmacy. I just read that Walgreens is now participating in the program, also free (obviously with the coupon the manufacturer provides).  Looks just the same as the old ones.

Also, the FDA is extending the expiration dates of some Epi Pen lots by 4 months. I don't know what information a school would need, though, in order to accept these new expiration dates.[/quote]

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