A how-to video for constructing a do-it-yourself version of lifesaving EpiPen has surfaced on YouTube, raising regulatory issues and questions about how far people will go when they are priced out of medicines they need to save their lives.
The “EpiPencil,” as its creator, Michael Laufer calls it, can be assembled in a matter of minutes and for a little more than $30 – a fraction of the price of a set of EpiPens, which have skyrocketed from about $100 for a pair in 2007 to $608 today. The costly auto-injector is pre-loaded with epinephrine and used to counter severe allergic reactions.
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