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Adrenaclick and generic versions of it. It's not a direct substitute, it can't be dispensed to fill an Epipen prescription, but it is the same drug, the same dose, and for the same purpose (emergency administration of epinephrine by lightly trained persons).

http://www.goodrx.com/adrenaclick



If it is the same drug, dose, and usage I must profess a bit of confusion as to what could possibly be preventing it from being a direct substitute.


It's the same purpose, not the same usage. The administration is slightly different, the Adrenaclick injector doesn't have quite as fancy a safety cap and should be held in the thigh for longer.

https://www.epipen.com/about-epipen/how-to-use-epipen

http://adrenaclick.com/how_to_use_adrenaclick_epinephrine_in...

I think there is a legitimate concern about the usage being different, but I'm not sure it should prevent it from being substituted.




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