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TIL that an "autoject" is an inexpensive self-injection tool commonly used by diabetics[1] that can be carried safely and used easily. It can be loaded with Ins
by fernly 10y ago
TIL that an "autoject" is an inexpensive self-injection tool commonly used by diabetics[1] that can be carried safely and used easily. It can be loaded with Insulin, or with any drug whatever. The OP article describes using it to inject epinephrine, stating that
> A 1mL vial of epinephrine costs about $2.50... Doses range from 0.01mL for babies, to 0.1mL for children, to 0.3mL for adults.
In other words, if your doctor will give you a prescription for the drug itself, you could assemble three epipen equivalents for less than $100.
[1] https://smile.amazon.com/AJ-1311-Autoject-Injection-Removable/dp/B002M3TBUS/ https://smile.amazon.com/AJ-1311-Autoject-Injection-Removabl...
- ChuckMcM 10y agoThe trick being that you need a larger needle to inject the epinephrine and they discuss how you can combine two syringes to get the larger needle.