Thank you so much for this info. My Epi-Pen is out of date and I’ll ask my doctor to prescribe Adrenaclick instead.
One of the cost factors for those who have dangerous allergic shock reactions is the expiration date on products like EpiPen. While according to the research injectable epinephrine does lose some of its potency over time, it remains potent enough for emergency use for a number of years beyond the expiration date - so long as what should be a clear fluid does not become cloudy.
If I was in your position (a) I would ask for a generic and(b) I would do my research to determine the loss of effective potency date.
I would add that the FDA owns significant responsibility for this situation since it has contributed to the Mylan monopoly through its slow walking of competitors products and failure to demand stabilizers that lengthen the life of the epinephrine.
No problem...let us know if your Dr. knows about it, and if it is readily available at your pharmacy. Also, how it compares to Epipen instruction-wise (caps, injection-end, etc.). Maybe we can force the price of Epipen down if everyone likes & switches to Adrenaclick! ;-)
P.S: You might want to print out and take the “prescribing info.” with you to the Dr...in case he hasn’t used/seen Adrenaclick before: http://adrenaclick.com/pdf/Prescribing-Information.pdf