Countless people rely on these devices. As someone said up thread you can’t just have one because you have to have them in places where the patient may spend time.
They save lives. A simple bee sting can kill someone with allergies.
I was tested about 12 years ago and I'm allergic to wasp and bee stings. I'm on immunization therapy for them and other allergies. Just my bees and wasp shots are 3 shots every 6 weeks. My other allergens such as pollens, mold, etc is 3 shots every 3 weeks. The purpose is to raise my immunity so my reaction if I get stung is not as severe. The first thing my Allergy Doc told me was I need to have a EpiPen 2-Pak. One sting I'm likely OK a half dozen stings could trigger a reaction.
Back in the 30’s my dad was out in a field with a weed whip. Hit a hive.
Lucky to be alive. They stung him bad.
Deathly afraid of getting stung since. epi pens would have been handy to have around, but they didn’t exist back when I was growing up.
Yea, big pharmamneeds to brought to heel. I don’t mind them making a buck after spending billions on research to bring new drugs to market, but epi has been around for a long time. There’s no excuse for this gouging.
I appreciate what you’re saying, but you are also saying they’re worth a lot of money then too, right?