Back-to-school rush spurs demand for epinephrine auto-injectors amid shortage

As part of the back-to-school rush, GoodRx , a platform for medication savings, reports the demand for epinephrine (EpiPen, EpiPen Jr, Adrenaclick, Auvi-Q) auto-injectors tends to spike in the summer months. And this season’s demand may intensify existing shortages of this lifesaving medication.

Epinephrine prescriptions typically peak in August as parents and schools create anaphylaxis emergency care plans and scramble to refill the auto-injector supply before the new school year begins. In previous years, there’s been a nearly 33% increase in fills from July to August. As of this July, overall prescription fills of EpiPen are already higher compared to previous years.

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