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Diazepam Auto-Injector (Epi-Pen for seizures)?
Fri, 09/08/2006 - 21:48Topic: Medication Issues
King Pharmeceuticals and/or Meridian (confusing to a non-buisiness mind) have repoortedly been developing a diazepam auto-injector for Acute Repetitive Seizures as an alternative to Diastat. It was supposed to hit the consumer market in 2003. Where is it?
Is anyone else really curious as to whether the device will come out, or if it ever will?
As an adult who has been perscribed Diastat, and carries it with me everywhere (along with a blanket to cover up "indecent exposure"), this could be the best thing since sliced bread! So...
Anyone know what's going on?
Comments
Very cool, can the consumer
Submitted by [email protected] on Tue, 2015-06-09 - 11:46
Very cool, can the consumer get it for home injections
Had a bad bad seizure last
Submitted by [email protected] on Tue, 2015-06-09 - 11:49
Had a bad bad seizure last night lasting 20 minutes........ Choices were... Call 911,,,,. Have someone drive me to hospital. It would of been nice to have the epi. Pen ..........,, , i crushed up dialantin and took it by mouth.... Helped but took awhile. When having a seizure minutes seem like hours
Re: Diazepam Auto-Injector (Epi-Pen for seizures)?
Submitted by j4quick on Sun, 2011-11-20 - 20:37
I recently heard on the local news the auto-injector is being used by docs and patients at St Luke's Epilepsy program in Kansas City. MO.
I recently heard on the local news the auto-injector is being used by docs and patients at St Luke's Epilepsy program in Kansas City. MO.