an EpiPen was the main way to reverse an anaphylactic reaction. Pharmacy data from last year shows that out of all the prescriptions that were written for injector pens, only half were filled.

Epinephrine is another term for "adrenaline." EpiPens are used when someone is having a severe allergic reaction. Children with allergies often bring them to school, and adults with severe allergies ...

Medicare Part D and many Medicare Advantage plans cover EpiPens. However, they may cover only the generic form of EpiPen — epinephrine. Your costs will depend on your Part D or Medicare ...

It is recommended that people carry two pens as the first one may not work on its own. Jacqueline managed to get one EpiPen in April and was told she would receive a second one soon after.

He relies on the adrenaline pens in case of a severe anaphylactic reaction. But problems in the production of EpiPen, the biggest brand of adrenaline auto-injector (AAI) on the market, have led to ...

The furore over Mylan’s ‘price gouging’ in relation to EpiPen in the US went global, thanks to social media. Daniel Ghinn examines the reaction of healthcare professionals on social media ...

Epinephrine 0.15mg (1:2000); prefilled auto-injector; contains sulfites. Epinephrine acts on both alpha- and beta-adrenergic receptors. Through its action on alpha-adrenergic receptors ...

People with severe allergies often carry epinephrine with them in an injectable device known as an Epi-Pen. An epinephrine ...

The number of epinephrine pens in circulation is steadily rising; this episode of accidental injection is hardly an isolated case. Even the high epinephrine dose that this patient received ...

Daniels says the shortage of brand name drugs like glucagon-like peptide-1 (GLP-1) medications to treat diabetes and obesity ...

A Galway pharmacist saved the life of a young customer who presented at her shop with potentially fatal anaphylaxis. Quick-thinking Jennifer Regan administered two adrenalin pens to a woman who was ...

Allergic reactions are serious and stressful situations that can happen anywhere and at any time. People who have serious allergies are often given a medicine called epinephrine to use during an ...