#epipens — Public Fediverse posts
Live and recent posts from across the Fediverse tagged #epipens, aggregated by home.social.
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The REAL Reason EpiPens & Inhalers Are So Expensive
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=uYbg5es58fk&ab_channel=MorePerfectUnion
One in four Americans can't afford to fill their prescription or pay for their medicine. It's because Big Pharma companies like Mylar are exploiting legal loopholes to block competition and keep prices high. We dug into what's going on and Senator Warren and the FTC's plan to fix the system.
#capitaism #medicalpaywall #EpiPens #Inhalers #pricegouging #deaths -
I learned the hard way that U.S. airlines are not currently required to have EpiPens
"Anaphylaxis, a severe allergic reaction, is a life-threatening medical emergency and has to be treated with epinephrine as soon as possible. The glass vial of epinephrine planes carry is hard to use, and administering it safely involves multiple time-consuming steps that require medical knowledge."
#Anaphylaxis #allergies #epinephrine #EpiPens
https://www.statnews.com/2023/08/01/epipens-epinephrine-autoinjector-planes-airlines-faa/
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I learned the hard way that U.S. airlines are not currently required to have EpiPens
"Anaphylaxis, a severe allergic reaction, is a life-threatening medical emergency and has to be treated with epinephrine as soon as possible. The glass vial of epinephrine planes carry is hard to use, and administering it safely involves multiple time-consuming steps that require medical knowledge."
#Anaphylaxis #allergies #epinephrine #EpiPens
https://www.statnews.com/2023/08/01/epipens-epinephrine-autoinjector-planes-airlines-faa/
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#5yrsago The #ACLU showed that Amazon’s #FacialRecognition system thinks members of Congress are felons, so now Congress is taking action https://www.aclunc.org/blog/amazon-s-face-recognition-falsely-matched-28-members-congress-mugshots
#5yrsago #FourThievesVinegarCollective: DIY #epipens were just the start, now it’s home bioreactors to thwart #BigPharma’s price-gouging https://www.vice.com/en/article/43pngb/how-to-make-your-own-medicine-four-thieves-vinegar-collective
#5yrsago Android’s keyboard will no longer autocomplete “sit” with “on my face” thanks to me https://www.buzzfeednews.com/article/nicolenguyen/sit-on-my-face-android-autocomplete
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CW: Long thread/11
#5yrsago The #ACLU showed that Amazon’s #FacialRecognition system thinks members of Congress are felons, so now Congress is taking action https://www.aclunc.org/blog/amazon-s-face-recognition-falsely-matched-28-members-congress-mugshots
#5yrsago #FourThievesVinegarCollective: DIY #epipens were just the start, now it’s home bioreactors to thwart #BigPharma’s price-gouging https://www.vice.com/en/article/43pngb/how-to-make-your-own-medicine-four-thieves-vinegar-collective
#5yrsago Android’s keyboard will no longer autocomplete “sit” with “on my face” thanks to me https://www.buzzfeednews.com/article/nicolenguyen/sit-on-my-face-android-autocomplete
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Families face price shocks for lifesaving children’s medication
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Families face price shocks for lifesaving children’s medication