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What’s Up with Pricing and Availability for Auvi-Q?

By Henry Ehrlich Some Facebook friends in food-allergy groups have been complaining that they still can’t get their insurance companies to pay for the new auto-injector, or can only get it at much higher cost than EpiPen. I decided to look into how insurers adopt new product and what they charge, so I called my [...]

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Treating an “Orphan Disease”

By Henry Ehrlich One of the benefits of attending scientific meetings is the chance to wander outside my accustomed beat of IgE-mediated allergies to find out what other things can afflict the immune system. Last night was such an occasion. Dr. Martha White, Research Director of the Institute of Allergy and Asthma in Maryland (and [...]

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