as someone with a deathly allergic reaction to bees, i need the epipen, they also expire REALLY quickly. i can buy epinephrine by itself for less than a dollar. this is what is fucked with our health system

we need drug reform BADLY

please sign this petition Stop the Epipen Price Gouging

i was trying to explain to someone you can't just buy an epipen and be like "ok we're done". They do expire and it's pretty quick too

i don't get why there's no other alternatives, is the injection method patented? So confusing, also our patent system is wacked out - patenting genes? To protect possible drug patents of the future? NOPE

this has been going on for years, it's been being raised quietly and no one seemed to care until now, which pisses me off. I don't need to buy an epipen but my sister does for her kids

and she's an MD and she was pissed off even though it's covered under her insurance becuase it's DUMB AS SHIT. I mean 50 bucks was what it was even before 2008. 50 for one is

a tad expensive but hella more reasonable than what it's at now

kesseret: and it's a life-saving item... i don't want to have it, but it's needed. we can buy just epi but then everyone that is in contact with me would need to know how to pull it up in a syringe and inject

that's just not reasonable - the epipen was genius because it's easy to use. but the technology is NOT new, it's been on the market for a LONG time. there's no reason for them to price gouge except pure greed

EpiPen Alternatives: Mylan Raises EpiPen Prices 1,000 Percent, Fa... - this article discusses an alternative but it's a bit more complicated to deliver, you can train but it's not as easy as the epipen. it is also expensive.

yeah epipen makes it easy you have a trainer that comes with it

yeah i know the techs been aroundwhich pisses me off they aren't available in such easy format.

yeah it's just bad bad - that link also talks about the pay increase the CEO has gotten in the last few years... she went from a 2.5 mill salary to over 18 mill... insane

also what pisses me off

now you gotta fill out some form and get a discount card, oh hell no, so now they tracking who needs epipens to live?

mmmhmm i can see all the things that can be used for

also, what about insurance? Are they going to discount my insurance to that rate? Doubt it, so my insurance will still be jacked

it is all janky

yeah the entire health care system is fucked up

give you an example. an MRI of lumbar spine without insurance is for example 1000. BCBS has negotiated for price to be 355. PCHP negotiated for 418. Medicaid 400. Or whatever... it's all BS

the fact it's a different price for different people is wrong.

well I find it funny mylan did donate to the Clinton campaign. though I believe that everyone everywhere is in everyone's pockets