AWARD YEAR
2017
CATEGORY
Body
GOALS
Good Health & Well-being
KEYWORDS
diabetes, low cost, Injection
COUNTRY
United States of America
DESIGNED BY
CVS Pharmacy
Impax
WEBSITE
https://cvshealth.com/newsroom/press-releases/cvs-health-offers-patients-lowest-cash-price-market-generic-epinephrine-auto
CVS auto-injector
A low cost, generic epinephrine auto-injector.
Anaphylaxis is a rapid onset, life-threatening allergic reaction that requires immediate diagnosis and treatment. For patients, having access to emergency epinephrine is a necessity. Making an affordable epinephrine auto-injector device accessible to patients will ensure patients have the medicine they need, when they need it.
In 2016, nearly 150,000 people signed on to a petition asking for a lower cost epinephrine auto-injector option and millions more were active in social media searching for a solution.
In order to address this challenge, CVS Pharmacy partnered with Impax to purchase their epinephrine auto-injector at a price that is lower than similar brand or authorized generic epinephrine auto-injectors. These savings are passed along to the customers and patients, making the product available at the lowest cash price in the market ($109).