Like everyone else, I, as the father of a son allergic to bees, was affected by the ridiculous price of the EpiPen. This year, I simply couldn't afford it. Without insurance, it was $680. With insurance, it was just a bit more than $300. I have insurance through an international, multi-million dollar, IT company.
Regardless, I called his family doctor and asked them to prescribe Adrenaclick, a known alternative. Being it's not a marketed name brand, they can offer a generic. The Adrenaclick without insurance is $362. With insurance, Adrenaclick is approximately $150. However, as I said, they can offer a generic. The generic was $110, and with a searchable Google coupon (I can't seem to find it, but it's out there.), it brought the price down to $58.
My point here is that EpiPen is marketed to make people believe they are the only option. They aren't. Do yourself a favor, and ask questions. Be nice, and if you have a doctor that cares about your well-being, they will come through for you.
I went from EpiPen at $680 to another, very similar, auto-injector for $58. I just saved $622.
August 22, 2017 at 10:41PM
