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Q: backup Epipen
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^Serenity^
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Hi
Just want to tell anyone new to Epipens the importance to have a spare one. I am highly allergic to bees and had to use my pen last year, I then had to get another one refilled at the pharmacy only to find out my pharmacy didn't have my strength in stock. Luckily I didn't need it again.
I didn't even think to go to another pharmacy.
If you were lucky enough not to have to use the Epipen check the expiration dates also. I had one that expired so I had to get rid of the medication and dispose of the pen.
To get rid of an expired pen either ask your doctor if they can dispose of it in the used needle boxes they have or call the pharmacy to find out if they know where you can dispose of it.
I was told to get rid of the medication in an expired pen you can use a small potato or an apple by pressing the pen against it as you would on yourself.
Thanks for letting me share this information..
Just want to tell anyone new to Epipens the importance to have a spare one. I am highly allergic to bees and had to use my pen last year, I then had to get another one refilled at the pharmacy only to find out my pharmacy didn't have my strength in stock. Luckily I didn't need it again.
I didn't even think to go to another pharmacy.
If you were lucky enough not to have to use the Epipen check the expiration dates also. I had one that expired so I had to get rid of the medication and dispose of the pen.
To get rid of an expired pen either ask your doctor if they can dispose of it in the used needle boxes they have or call the pharmacy to find out if they know where you can dispose of it.
I was told to get rid of the medication in an expired pen you can use a small potato or an apple by pressing the pen against it as you would on yourself.
Thanks for letting me share this information..
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mominashoe
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Thanks for this information! I hope I never have to deal with this with my children or anyone else.
I hope I never have to deal with this with my children or anyone else.
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^Serenity^
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mominashoe
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Haha, hormones are probably the root of most of our problems! I hope I never get that way either...I thought that maybe I would never be allergic like that, but since you say you've developed it, I guess I'm not entirely safe am I? 
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^Serenity^
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mominashoe
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