FDA approves generic epi-pen

You ever inject yourself right before climax?

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Congrats. Any idea of the cost of the generic?

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some are guessing $35 to $50/each

That would be a game changer

That’s great! It’s so not cool how many people need this but can’t afford it because the company jacked up the price.

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That’s great! It’s so not cool how many people need this but can’t afford it because the company jacked up the price.

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Allergy sufferers as a group get the shaft often. Next they’ll try to raise the price of pocket protectors!

Generic epipens have been available for several years.

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they cost me $600 for a two-pack

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I never understood this line. I have been buying them for years and never pay more than $50.

I guess my insurance favors medication over extended hospital stay.

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no big deal except the pens expire every two years, and they cost me $600 for a two-pack for what is essentially an adrenaline shot. this is long overdue

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They have a expiration date as required by the FDA, but the drug will remain effective for years afterwards, keep expired pens for backup.

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"Study author Lee Cantrell, professor of medicine and pharmacy at the University of California, San Diego, and his team measured the epinephrine concentration of 40 expired EpiPens and EpiPen Jrs. They found that 29 months after expiration, the pens contained at least 90% of their stated amount of epinephrine. Pens 50 months -- more than four years -- past the printed expiration date had more than 84% of the medication.

"Essentially, all of these would still be in the recommended therapeutic range," said Dr. Thomas Casale, a professor of medicine at the University of South Florida and executive vice president of the American Academy of Allergy, Asthma, and Immunology. "