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