EpiPen: A Lifesaver You May Have Never Known You Needed
Many of you will remember Martin Shkreli. Dubbed the "Pharma Bro," Shkreli became the smug face of Big Pharma greed when he bought the rights to the drug Daraprim and raised the price from $13.50 to $750 per pill (where it remains today). The EpiPen Price Surge But Daraprim isn't the only Big Pharma product that requires a large bank account or stellar credit score. Between 2009 and 2016, the price of EpiPens, which approximately 3.6 million Americans use annually to treat life-threatening anaphylactic reactions, surged by about 500%. What is an EpiPen and why might you need one An EpiPen is a brand of epinephrine auto-injector that is commonly used to treat anaphylaxis (life-threatening allergic response). An EpiPen is designed for self-administration or administration by a bystander and can be lifesaving in an anaphylactic emergency. Epinephrine, also known as adrenaline, works by reversing the symptoms of anap...