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What is EpiPen Auto-Injector?

EpiPen® is a doctor prescribed treatment for those with a history of anaphylaxis. It contains epinephrine in a prepackaged syringe that helps stop allergic reactions fast allowing time to get emergency medical help.

Reported Purpose & Efficacy

Reasons and Efficacy
Purpose # of patients
# of patients with evaluations Efficacy
Major
Moderate
Slight
None
Can’t tell
Allergic reaction 10 1 Efficacy_major
Allergic to environment and chemicals 7 0
Other 6 1 Efficacy_major
Anaphylaxis 5 1 Efficacy_major
Food allergy symptoms 4 0
General health 2 0

See all 33 patients currently taking EpiPen Auto-Injector

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Reported Side Effects

Side effects as an overall problem

Severe
 0
Moderate
 1
Mild
 0
None
 1

Reported Dosages

  0.15mg as needed 3ml as needed 3mg as needed 20mg as needed 10mg as needed 0mg as needed 0.3mg as needed
  1 Number of Patients: 1 1 Number of Patients: 1 1 Number of Patients: 1 1 Number of Patients: 1 1 Number of Patients: 1 2 Number of Patients: 2 26 Number of Patients: 26  

Reported Stop Reasons

Why Patients Stopped Taking EpiPen Auto-Injector (multiple reasons could be selected)
Reason # Patients Percentage of patients
Other 2   Other: 50%
Side effects too severe 1   Side effects too severe: 25%

See all 3 patients who’ve stopped taking EpiPen Auto-Injector

Reported Duration See details about how long patients take this treatment ▼

Currently Taking EpiPen Auto-Injector

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0-1 month 1-3 months 3-6 months 6 months-1year 1-2 years 2 years or more
0
0
0

Stopped Taking EpiPen Auto-Injector

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0-1 month 1-3 months 3-6 months 6 months-1year 1-2 years 2 years or more
0
0
0
0

Reported Adherence, Burden & Cost See details from patient evaluations ▼

Adherence

Taking treatment as prescribed

Adherence of EpiPen Auto-Injector

Always
 2 100%
Usually
 0 0%
Sometimes
 0 0%
Never
 0 0%

Burden

Difficulty being on treatment

Burden of EpiPen Auto-Injector

Very
 0 0%
Somewhat
 1 50%
A little
 0 0%
Not at all
 1 50%

Cost

Paid out of pocket

Cost of EpiPen Auto-Injector

$200+
 0 0%
$100-199
 0 0%
$50-99
 1 50%
$25-49
 0 0%
< $25
 1 50%

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Report created on May 27, 2012.