All too often, parents of children with food allergies are forced to make hard choices. Many are splitting up twin packs of EpiPens, others are keeping them past their expiration dates, delaying filling the prescription, or, even worse, not filling prescriptions at all. How did we get into this situation, and what must we do to keep kids with food allergies safe?
Last week's Capitol Hill hearing on the price of EpiPens and the epinephrine auto-injector market was quite a spectacle. Members of Congress expressed bipartisan outrage over price increases and the near-monopoly this product has on the epinephrine auto-injector market. The confrontation, while dramatic, provided little insight into the reasons behind the price hikes.
The hearing was a start. But there is more to be said and done.
