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ALTERNATIVES

EpiPen is patent protected thereby restricting cheaper

generic alternatives from being brought onto the market.

•Adrenaclick
•Lower cost

•Issues in availability

•Different device, technique is different
•Take syringe fill it with epinephrine and put needle on top

of it

•Cost only a few dollars

•Not always best option

•Errors with technique
•Not right amount of epinephrine