The two pharmaceutical companies that produce the two available forms of auto-injector adrenalin to deal with anaphylactic (allergic) shock are offering a program of free epinephrine doses to schools. The companies are Mylan, which makes the EpiPen, and Kal\u00e9o, maker of Auvi-Q.<\/p>\n
Epinephrine, as many know, must be on hand to treat food allergy and insect sting emergencies.<\/p>\n
Even with insurance coverage, these drugs have become very expensive. For some families this expense limits the purchase of the adrenalin to a single unit at home, but not one at school. Through this program, the medication can be placed in a child\u2019s school, but access would be allowed to any student in peril.<\/p>\n
Each company will provide both doses of epinephrine \u2013 the .15mg and the .30mg.\u00a0 Mylan offers the medicine to all schools \u2014 public or private \u2014 and to all grade levels. Kal\u00e9o offers it to public grade schools. To request the medications be placed at your child\u2019s school, visit EpiPen\u2019s site at info@bioridgepharma.com<\/a> and you\u2019ll find info on the EpiPen4Schools<\/a> program. For Auvi-Q: https:\/\/www.allergicliving.com.<\/p>\n You\u2019ll need to give the name and address of the school and send a physician\u2019s prescription with the request.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":" The two pharmaceutical companies that produce the two available forms of auto-injector adrenalin to deal with anaphylactic (allergic) shock are offering a program of free epinephrine doses to schools. The companies are Mylan, which makes the EpiPen, and Kal\u00e9o, maker of Auvi-Q. Epinephrine, as many know, must be on hand to treat food allergy and insect sting emergencies. Even with insurance coverage, these drugs have become very expensive. For some families this expense limits the purchase of the adrenalin to…<\/p>\n