Doctors Can Prescribe Lower-Cost, Generic Epinephrine Auto-Injector

Red River Radio | By Chuck Smith

Published September 21, 2016 at 10:13 AM CDT

Sami Bahna, MD, DrPH, Chief of Allergy & Immunology Section - Louisiana State University Health Sciences Center Shreveport, Louisiana

ALLERGIES CAN BE DEADLY - Medical experts estimate that 1 in 3 people can experience allergies in some form at anytime during their lifetime. And for many people an allergic reaction can be deadly if they don't have quick access to life-saving medicine such as Epinephrine. Recently the manufacturer of an auto-injector device known as the "Epi-Pen" has raised the prices of a single prescription two-pack more than 400% and can cost $600 or more. But there is a lower-cost Epinephrine auto-injector available if only patients would ask their doctors or pharmacists for a generic prescription.

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Chuck Smith brings more than 30 years' broadcast and media experience to Red River Radio. He began his career as a radio news reporter and transitioned to television journalism and newsmagazine production. Chuck studied mass communications at Southern Arkansas University in Magnolia and motion picture / television production at the University of California at Los Angeles. He has also taught writing for television at York Technical College in Rock Hill, South Carolina and video / film production at Centenary College of Louisiana, Shreveport.

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