The EpiPen Chain Reaction

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  @SteveMould · 1 year ago (edited) · pinned

  The additional adrenalin can be extracted in a wilderness/post apocalypse scenario but otherwise you should leave it in there and call a doctor.<br>The sponsor is AnyDesk: try it for free today <a href="https://anydesk.com/stevemould">https://anydesk.com/stevemould</a>

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  @basicnpcc · 1 year ago (edited)

  Fun fact, the EpiPen&apos;s patent expires in September 2025, perhaps some generic brands can take more market share soon!

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  @c0d3r1f1c · 1 year ago

  Inside of a $300 EpiPen: About $0.50 cents worth of parts and $5 worth of medicine.

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• AE

  @aescafarstad · 1 year ago

  Some people learn how things work through the virtue of buying two of them. Others - by cutting the thing in half.

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  @Cologaan · 1 year ago

  <a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=CfhsW1kaa2Q&amp;t=450">7:30</a> almost like the actual medicine is cheap enough that they just waste some to improve the operation of the injector, huh

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  @jmanoochx · 1 year ago

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  @hammerth1421 · 1 year ago

  <a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=CfhsW1kaa2Q&amp;t=566">9:26</a> I know it&apos;s just stock footage, but that is about the worst syringe draw I&apos;ve ever seen

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  @SiveonFarcloud · 1 year ago (edited)

  $300 is insane. In Europe it costs between $25-$100 without Insurance. Less than $10 if you have a prescription.

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  @JimLambier · 1 year ago

  My friend&apos;s son has a peanut allergy and has had an Epipen since he was young. When he was still young, he managed to get a peanut donut, eat it, and start having an allergic reaction. His mother was worried that he was &nbsp;going to stop breathing, and her adrenaline started pumping as she broke out the Epipen. Unfortunately, she hadn&apos;t learned the &apos;blue to the sky&apos; phrase. Instead of jamming the needle into her son&apos;s leg, it went into her thumb. Not only did it penetrate &nbsp;the flesh, but it went into a bone and stuck. At this point, her son was having a reaction without his medication, she was having an extra burst of adrenaline with an injector stuck to her body. Ambulances had to be called for both, and both were taken to the hospital and treated. The moral of the story is for users of the pens to read the instructions beforehand.

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  @papalonku916 · 1 year ago

  My doctor told me that as long as the liquid is transparent, the adrenaline is still active. As someone who always stressed about my EpiPen expiring, I found this really useful. As always, consult your doctor.

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  @robertcandwell · 1 year ago (edited)

  A few fun facts (from someone who specialises in wilderness medicine):<br><br>1) of the three brands of autoinjectors in the UK (others being Jext and Emerade), only Epipen has the extra adrenaline in the syringe (which can be accessed by breaking open the casing, which is pretty easy to do, in an emergency)<br><br>2) The recommended dose for an adult experiencing anaphylaxis is 500 micrograms (see BNF, NICE and Resuscitation Council sources). Only Emerade make 500 microgram doses (all others dont make anything larger than 300 micrograms), so if you&apos;re going anywhere that means emergency services are more than a few minutes away, make sure you have at least two 500 microgram doses

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  @tz8785 · 1 year ago

  Could you do a follow-up on insulin pens? They are multi-use and the dose can be adjusted, so they should be even more interesting mechanically.

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