You can get multidose vials of 1:1,000 so that you don't have to worry about the fragments from ampules AND you can get them in 1ml, so that reduces the chances of inadvertently giving too large a dose. This is the way I have gone. I am not paying those epi-pen prices.
It's not. But unlike the injectors you used, these injectors are backed by a government patent which prevents competition.Maybe someone can explain this to me. What's so special about the injector?
I was in the navy 85-91, and I remember nerve gas antidotes with auto injectors. So why is this one so special?
Maybe someone can explain this to me. What's so special about the injector?
I was in the navy 85-91, and I remember nerve gas antidotes with auto injectors. So why is this one so special?
yeah...insulin since 2012 has increased almost 1000% yes...10 times
Democrats...what are they good for? Absolutely nothing
Congress...what is it good for? Absolutely nothing
I can't speak for the epipen but I do know a little about insulin manufacturing. Prices on things will always go up. We can be running normal, doing everything exactly how we're supposed to and one audit from the FDA or EMA makes us have to change things. Changes cost money. It's a part of business. If you find a product that is able to maintain a low price and change it's because they find a cheaper way to make it or cheaper materials. We can't do that with medicine. Everything we use costs a premium and the prices will keep going up.
I want good medicine when I need it. We all do. The FDA, EMA and others like them are the problem and they have limitless power.
Use at your own risk, but it is interesting. How to build your own epipen clone for $30:
https://science.slashdot.org/story/16/09/20/055225/hackers-offer-a-diy-alternative-to-the-600-epipen
That's the kind of innovation that gives me hope for our species.
It's also the kind of thing that could spur some competition in the market.
Competition = better products, better availability, & better prices
Sorry rhino. Agree with you in principle, but the govt (FDA) has been actively thwarting competition. The only current solution is to bypass govt regulation and do it yourself.