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An '''EpiPen''' is an epinephrine autoinjector used in the treatment of anaphylaxis.  Thanks to Mylan Pharmaceuticals, this life-saving treatment is now harder to get than tickets to ''Hamilton'' on [[The Book of Murmurs|Broadway]].<ref>[http://gomerblog.com/2016/08/epipen-shock-prices/ EpiPen Users Develop Shock Over EpiPen Prices: Treatment, More EpiPens (Gomerblog)]</ref><ref>[http://gomerblog.com/2016/08/shkreli-bresch-aholes/ Breaking: Martin Shkreli & Heather Bresch Are A**holes (Gomerblog)]</ref><ref>[http://gomerblog.com/2016/07/pyxis-replaces-miranda-hamilton/ Pyxis Replaces Lin-Manuel Miranda in “Hamilton” (Gomerblog)]</ref> It is still cost-prohibitive even despite the creation of generic formulations of [[Epinephrine|epinephrine]], which why a study of the concentration of [[Epi|epinephrine]] in expired '''Epipens''' published in the ''Annals of Internal Medicine'' was a much needed breath of fresh air: expired '''Epipens''' are "probably" still effective, retaining about 80% of their potency up to 4 years after the expiration rate.<ref>[http://annals.org/aim/article/2625390/epinephrine-concentrations-epipens-after-expiration-date Epinephrine Concentrations in EpiPens After the Expiration Date (Annals of Internal Medicine)]</ref>  So what does that mean?  Those with allergies have two great choices: fork over your mortgage or rent for a new '''EpiPen''' or use your old one and know that you "might" survive.