We may get something like that in a few years but enormous marketing to doctors, and doctors prescribe this at the moment.
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So, they'll get away with charging $600 for ~$2 worth of medicine to many millions at least for one year. Enormous profits.
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When very similar generic arises, and doctors finally pressured, they will again become Aleve to naproxen sodium. Billions richer.
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Drug is same but alternative is used slightly differently; this is issue if you might not be the one doing the injecting.
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Also, for EpiPen the delivery mechanism is important; it's usable by far more people than a syringe
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Exactly. As someone w a food allergy, I carry the expensive epipen bc I might not be the user in emergency.
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It's crazy expensive. My last refill co-payment (with good insurance) was $160.
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Plus you need a new one every year. For kids, one for bag, one for nurse, one for classroom, etc. Nuts.
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Right. For a kid, it's basically two 2-packs per year, minimum. And insurance usually only covers one.
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... which means even people with good insurance are out of pocket north of $500/year for this.
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So family with one allergic kid & not great insurance needs $1,200—on top of expenses for allergic kid.
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