For 1 in 13 kids in the U.S., the risk of allergic reactions lurks around every kitchen pantry. But the cost of the life-saving drug to buy previous minutes has jumped nearly 500 percent.
For the Henegar family, EpiPens have become part of daily life.
“It’s just a fear that we live in kind of all the time. Every time we leave the house… do you have your EpiPen?” said Justin Henegar, father.
Two of their six kids, Cora and Ellie, have severe allergies. Each of their EpiPen fanny packs holds a life-saving dose of the drug.
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4 comments:
Insurance companies are heartless sobs.
It's not insurance companies, it's Mylan. Mylan's losing it's exclusivity on Epi-Pen, a product that makes up about 35% of the company's total revenues. It's about to be a generic product, they're just trying to squeeze the last big bucks out of their blockbuster drug.
This is ridiculous it should be cheaper to save lives, in the meantime shop by phone till you find the cheapest for the same medicine. Drug stores really vary if you just try and a script from your doctor helps.
But mean the government makes sure that there is plenty of nolaxone around to save the junkies, for a day at least until they OD again. The people who did not make a terrible decision about their lives should come first.
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