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Thank you for mentioning adrenaclick. Generics have been completely missing from the public debate. While epipen price gouging is very real, and a problem, there is one short term solution for allergy sufferers: demand an Rx for the generic. They are under $200 (source: checkyourmeds.com). Vote with your wallet!!

Looks like the differences are: extra safety cap and Epipen brand has an auto-retracting needle.

https://m.youtube.com/watch?v=LRgqwgCh4Fs




Great business to be in, attach an auto injection mechanism to maybe $5 worth of syringe and epinephrine.

Then undercut your competition by over 60%. I hope they do well. If more generic manufacturers get in on this or the patent expires we might see this go down to a more reasonable <$50 price, but this is definitely a step in the right direction.


Unfortunately there is no generic for Epipen. Unless you have been written a prescription for Adrenaclick specifically, you can't get it, or the generic version.




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