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Is EpiPen that well known among Americans? I (non-American) never heard of it until all the news about it's price in the US. Does it get prescribed more often
by bonoboTP 10y ago
Is EpiPen that well known among Americans? I (non-American) never heard of it until all the news about it's price in the US.
Does it get prescribed more often in the US than other countries? Why didn't I know about the existence of this thing?
- AstralStorm 10y agoProbably because you don't suffer from life threatening allergies. In EU we have more than a single brand of epinephrine autoinjectors in the wild.
- bonoboTP 10y agoProbably. But it still seems like many people discuss it as if it was such a "normal and everyday" thing. There are many kinds of medicine that is taken by ~1% of the population, how could people know about all of them? Or perhaps it also only got famous in the US due to this price rise.
- AstralStorm 10y agoNo, they are ubiquitous as the epinephrine autoinjector is a required part of an extended medical aid kit.
- bonoboTP 10y agoOkay, and do ordinary people have/see extended medical aid kits? What is that by the way? A first-aid kit? Is it in cars, at home, at workplaces or where?
- AstralStorm 10y agoAt workplaces sometimes, all doctor offices in schools, most GP offices, all hospitals. (in EU)