Allergies: ‘My school’s EpiPen saved my life when I collapsed after drinking ginger beer’

Allergies: ‘My school’s EpiPen saved my life when I collapsed after drinking ginger beer’

BBC Elaine Fraser recognised the symptoms of anaphylactic shock thanks to training by the school where she works When teacher Elaine Fraser collapsed at home after drinking a ginger beer, she had no idea she had an allergy. “It escalated unbelievably quickly,” Elaine recalls. “My chest was concave trying to pull in breath.” The 53-year-old … Read more

$340 Million Settlement Proposed in EpiPen Lawsuits

0 Million Settlement Proposed in EpiPen Lawsuits

By Robert PreidtHealthDay Reporter FRIDAY, July 16, 2021 (HealthDay News) — Pfizer Inc. has agreed to pay $345 million in a proposed settlement to resolve lawsuits over steep EpiPen price increases. EpiPens are auto-injectable devices that deliver the drug epinephrine for emergency treatment of a life-threatening allergic reaction called anaphylaxis. In 2016, a number of … Read more