Using Epinephrine for the First Time
Unfortunately, it’s easy to lose built-up tolerance to a food allergen. My son’s lost tolerance led to using epinephrine for the first time. Read More …
Tag: epinephrine
EpiPen Glove Box Heat Experiment
Dashboard-level heat will destroy an EpiPen, but how does epinephrine fare inside the glove box? Check out my experiment to find out! Read More …
EpiPen Extreme Heat Experiment
Extreme heat will damage the EpiPen! I cooked 20 EpiPens on the dashboard of my car to see how the devices would fare. The results will amaze you! Read More …
Epinephrine Abuse Experiments
If you’ve ever wondered what happens to epinephrine if you thoroughly abuse it, you have to read this! My experiment is shocking! Read More …
How Auvi-Q AffordAbility Works: The Nitty-Gritty
You may be wondering how this whole “$0 Out of Pocket for Nearly Everybody” system for the Auvi-Q is supposed to work. While I had kaléo’s ear, I asked a lot of questions so I can break it down for you! Read More …
What to do when your Epinephrine Expires too soon
Nobody likes to get an auto-injector that expires too soon. The good news is that there are some things you can do about it! Read More …
The Faces Behind the Auvi-Q
In light of yesterday’s announcement that the Auvi-Q will not only be returning to market, but will be doing so next month, I wanted to share more of the information I’ve learned about the company and the people behind it. I’ll confess that I was ambivalent about the Auvi-Q the first time it was available. Read More …
EpiPen Price Gouging and PR Stunts
As I write this, it is way too late (or perhaps, too early) but I really wanted to get these pictures posted. I put them together based on how I feel about Mylan Pharmaceutical’s announcement that they will make a generic of their own EpiPen. Feel free to share! These are also available on our Read More …
The High Cost of Epinephrine
So, Mylan has announced that they “care,” and they’re going to help us all out by increasing the value of their savings cards from $100 to $300 per 2pack of EpiPens. They’re also expanding eligibility for their assistance program (how many people even knew they had an assistance program???) While these assistance programs will help Read More …
Food Allergy Stats You Don’t Often See
The USA has a big proportion of the world’s anaphylactic allergies, and an even greater share of its epinephrine. I’ve looked at some numbers and determined that the USA is a pretty good place to live if you have allergies! Read More …