• SMcIntyre
    +1

    It's not price gouging just because you don't like it. There are specific criteria that make something "price gouging", and this doesn't meet any of them.

    • spaceghoti
      +5

      I'm sorry, does "profiteering" sit better with you? Let me express my concern with upholding the comfort of the comfortable.

      • SMcIntyre
        +2

        I hate to burst your bubble, but this doesn't even come close to qualify as profiteering either. But hey, don't let the facts get in the way of your narrative, because who cares about accuracy and honesty when you can go for snark?

        Now if you'll excuse me, I'm going to go watch Serenity again.

        • AdelleChattre
          +6

          So, to be clear, as far as you're concerned, there's no problem at all here then?

        • SMcIntyre
          +2
          @AdelleChattre -

          There's a big problem there. The article you linked is putting out the false narrative that it's either the EpiPen or nothing, when the fact is there are a wide range of low-cost, reusable, manual-load autoinjectors on the market. I'll say this again since you're having trouble grasping the concept: EpiPen is a brand name, it's not an exclusive medication, or an exclusive delivery device. It's a convince, not a necessity, Epinephrine is the necessity and it's readily available, relatively low-cost, and can be used with other autoinjectors that are likewise readily available, and relatively low-cost.

        • AdelleChattre
          +5
          @SMcIntyre -

          Say I need an epinephrine autoinjector and I can't afford to pay Mylan's jacked-up prices. What option do I have? Mind you, it must've been approved for that medical purpose by the FDA, must be substitutable for my EpiPen prescription, covered by my insurance and mustn't have been taken off the market last year.

        • SMcIntyre
          +3
          @AdelleChattre -

          Say I need an epinephrine autoinjector and I can't afford to pay Mylan's jacked-up prices. What option do I have?

          You buy one of the numerous manual-loaded autoinjectors on the market (anywhere from $20 - $150 depending on the accessories you buy with it). Get the Epinephrine from your doctor. Put the Epinephrine in the autoinjector, and then store it until needed. You're buying convenience with an EpiPen™, not increased functionality or efficacy, and not some proprietary medication or technology that no one else has. You are literally paying for the label, that's it.

        • AdelleChattre
          +4
          @SMcIntyre -

          So you'd have to get a new prescription, because what you're talking about isn't substitutable at the pharmacy or under existing protocols, but that shouldn't be too bad. Not sure where you're buying autoinjectors for $20 that work in exactly the same way as an EpiPen. Have you got a specific suggestion or an online source you'd be willing to share? I don't want to pry but, if you'll forgive me asking, do you carry an EpiPen or one of these workalikes?

        • SMcIntyre
          +2
          @AdelleChattre -

          So you'd have to get a new prescription, because what you're talking about isn't substitutable at the pharmacy or under existing protocols, but that shouldn't be too bad.

          I'm not sure, but I would imagine that yes, you'll probably have to get a new prescription.

           

          Not sure where you're buying autoinjectors for $20 that work in exactly the same way as an EpiPen. Have you got a specific suggestion or an online source you'd be willing to share?

          I'm sure they do work differently from EpiPens since you have to load them manually. Every real pharmacy I've ever been in has had autoinjectors, and I would imagine that they're available at online pharmacies as well (OptumRX and such).

           

          I don't want to pry but, if you'll forgive me asking, do you carry an EpiPen or one of these workalikes?

          I don't use either one personally.

        • AdelleChattre (edited 7 years ago)
          +5
          @SMcIntyre -

          My experience with them has only been to carry them in case one of my charges ever needed one. Not yet, so far — Knock, knock, knock. I hadn’t realized how dear they are.