Don’t Shoot The Messenger: An Allergist’s Perspective On The EpiPen Price Hike

Point is, by inflating the cost, there are going to be situations where an epinephrine auto-injector will not be available when someone really needs it, and someone could die from a preventable death. As an allergist, this is a conversation I must have with patients on a daily basis: “I’m sorry, I know it costs a lot, and I hope you never use it, but you need to buy one — actually more than one — and you need to spend this money every year.” And while normally I am the one giving the shots, in recent times I am the one who ends up getting shot, as the messenger.