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ShalmaneserIII t1_iy0w6u5 wrote

Reply to comment by Folsomdsf in ELI5: If allergies, and especially anaphylaxis, are so common, why do we still need prescriptions for epi pens and such? by boomokasharoomo

Dude...that's a case report.

And epinephrine has a half life in plasma of about two to three minutes. Do you think that someone's going to replace their morning pick-me-up by stabbing themselves with an expensive auto-injector every ten minutes?

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Folsomdsf t1_iy0xexd wrote

>Dude...that's a case report.

And? It was the first obvious one, and also showing it's already available OTC and has been abused rofl.

>Do you think that someone's going to replace their morning pick-me-up by stabbing themselves with an expensive auto-injector every ten minutes?

.... Have you ever actually met another human being with a bad habit? Like seriously, how can you ask this question? Yes they absolutely fucking would rofl. People do stupid shit for way less.

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