After stock of the EpiPen 0.3 mg auto-injector ran out in Canada in August 2018, Pfizer Canada says pharmacies across… Read more »
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FDA Extends Expiry Date of Branded and Generic EpiPens Amid Ongoing Shortage
The FDA is extending expiration of specific lots of Mylan’s EpiPen 0.3 mg and its authorized generic auto-injectors beyond the… Read more »
As Survey Finds Majority Struggling to Find EpiPens, Rival Auvi-Q Gains
Updated Aug. 21, 2018: An online survey of epinephrine auto-injector access, conducted by the Food Allergy Research & Education (FARE),… Read more »
Xolair Gains “Breakthrough” Status to Be Developed as Food Allergy Treatment
The FDA has given its “breakthrough therapy designation” to omalizumab, known by the brand Xolair, to be developed as a… Read more »
Teva Wins Approval for Generic EpiPen Auto-Injector, Launch Being Planned
In the midst of an auto-injector shortage, the FDA approved a new U.S. competitor to the generic auto-injector options in… Read more »
Ahead of School, EpiPen Supply Shortage Persists
From the news archive – As food allergy parents prepare to send their children back to school in 2018, they… Read more »
Symjepi, the Epinephrine Syringe, Close to Launch with New Deal
With a new commercialization deal involving the Swiss drug giant Novartis, a pre-filled syringe alternative to epinephrine auto-injectors is closer… Read more »
Tick-Based Red Meat Allergy Linked to Heart Disease
Eating a diet with lots of red meat has long been considered a risk factor for cardiovascular disease. But now… Read more »
Southwest Airlines Stops Serving Peanuts to ‘Welcome’ Peanut-Allergic
As a low-cost airline, part of Southwest Airlines’ marketing strategy was to prove it was so cost effective that it… Read more »
EpiPen Supply Situation Improving, But Some Consumers Still Face Hurdles
While the FDA estimated that the shortage of the EpiPen and two generic epinephrine auto-injectors would be “short-term,” a major… Read more »