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Medical Engineers Have Built A EpiPen Replacement That Costs $16 A Shot
« on: May 29, 2018, 04:30:00 pm »

Medical Engineers Have Built A EpiPen Replacement That Costs $16 A Shot
 
Rosie McCall
By Jay Caboz
25 May 2018, 17:20

A South African team has created the ZiBiPen, which delivers a shot of adrenaline from a replaceable, $16 cartridge.

The reusable pen costs $80 and is intended to last five years.

The standard for treating anaphylaxis, the EpiPen, is single use, must be replaced regularly, and is expensive.

http://www.iflscience.com/health-and-medicine/medical-engineers-have-built-a-epipen-replacement-that-costs-16-a-shot/
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Re: Medical Engineers Have Built A EpiPen Replacement That Costs $16 A Shot
« Reply #1 on: May 29, 2018, 04:33:11 pm »
Take that, Mylan!
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Re: Medical Engineers Have Built A EpiPen Replacement That Costs $16 A Shot
« Reply #2 on: May 29, 2018, 04:35:00 pm »
Fantastic.  When does the FDA approval get completed?
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Re: Medical Engineers Have Built A EpiPen Replacement That Costs $16 A Shot
« Reply #3 on: May 29, 2018, 04:49:53 pm »
Quote from: thackney on May 29, 2018, 04:35:00 pm
Fantastic.  When does the FDA approval get completed?

It will be on a fast track.   So 5 maybe six years is all!
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Re: Medical Engineers Have Built A EpiPen Replacement That Costs $16 A Shot
« Reply #4 on: May 29, 2018, 05:02:17 pm »
$16 is before the FDA and insurance get a hold on it.
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