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Dey Unveils Next-Generation EpiPen

October 26, 2009 · Posted in Resources

Dey Pharma, L.P., a subsidiary of Mylan Inc. (Nasdaq: MYL), today launched a newly designed, patient-friendly EpiPen® Auto-Injector 0.3/0.15 mg. This next-generation EpiPen Auto-Injector maintains the simplicity, speed, safety and reliability of EpiPen Auto-Injector with several new, user-friendly features, including being the only auto-injector with needle-protection before and after use. Epinephrine is currently carried daily by millions of Canadians and Americans who have any number of food allergies including peanut allergies, treenut allergies, egg allergies and more.

According to the company:

The next-generation EpiPen Auto-Injector introduces built-in needle protection, making EpiPen the only epinephrine auto-injector with no exposed needle before and after use. Other benefits of the re-designed EpiPen Auto-Injector includes: An ergonomically-designed, easy-to-grasp oval barrel with illustrated instructions that allow for rapid understanding and proper use of the injector.

The new oval shape also prevents the device from rolling out of reach during an emergency; and now there is a flip top carrying case which allows for rapid, single handed removal. The existing devices have a screw top which requires two hands to remove the device from the carrying case. For people with food allergies, this sounds like a significant change and benefit. While one never wishes to be in a situation when epinephrine needs to be administered, you do want to know that it is always highly accessible.

Dey is advising individuals to continue using the devices they currently have (which is good news given the price of an EpiPen) until they are used (hopefully not) or expired. Upon renewal, individuals will automatically receive the new devices. If you have one of these new devices, let us know what you think.

Tags: epinephrine, epipen

Comments

2 Responses to “Dey Unveils Next-Generation EpiPen”

Erin on October 27th, 2009 3:56 pm

This is awesome! I cannot wait to have it in our EMERGENCY kit!
Wendy Goulet on November 6th, 2009 11:22 am

I can’t believe Epipen actually improved their pen and did not change the gauge of the needle or the force of the pressure it takes to administer it. The competitor Twinject is what our allergy office prescribes now because it has a smaller gauge needle, less pressure to administer (and it will go right through jeans) and it has a second dose in each pen. I would have thought that they would have improved it differently. So we will continue to use Twinject.