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Auvi-Q heads up

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Some about Twinject, but also about EpiPen & Auvi-Q

Twinject discontinued: new Auvi-Q injector in production

I picked up an Auvi Q twin pack tonight. They told me $365 before, but it was $289 before the coupon. So I paid $189.

eta: the price of epi pen and auvi q were closer than I thought. I think maybe less than $50 difference at one pharmacy and even less of a difference at another.

she probably would be more comfortable with it crash.  I think anyone who is young and anyone that is not regularly responsible for someone with fa's would be.

I was talking to the lifeguard and she was saying they should have them with their first aid supplies.  Public buildings here all have defibrillators, and they have a voice giving step by step instructions too.

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Crash, do you have trainers (for epi if that's what you carry) to let babysitters practice with?

I was shown the Auvi-Q last week. I think the voice instructions are great. We recently met with a teenager to do some weekend night babysitting and I would be so much more comfortable with her using the Auvi-Q than the Epi-Pen. I think she would be more comfortable with it, as well.

You could call the Sanofi line for full coverage. Notice I say "could" instead of "should". Having called Sanofi before it's not exactly a fruitful foray.

I was going to get the auvi q for dd this month. However, even with the coupon it's about $65 more than epis (and there are epi coupons too which will make the auvi q even that much more expensive compared to epis). So I'm not sure what I will do. Our insurance doesn't cover prescriptions. Last time we paid almost $200 for a twin pack of epis and there is a $100 coupon out right now. When I asked walmart the price of the auvi q, it was $365 for a twin pack. I figured it would be higher but didn't think it would be $165 higher.

That would depend on the kid and the situation. EMS, ER, and allergists tend to use syringes drawn up with epinephrine or at least that's what they've used in our experience. Carrying six giant Magic Markers becomes challenging logistics. My kids would fight the injection itself because they hate needles. I don't think they get it can save them maybe on an intellectual level but certainly not an emotional one.

For us - AUVI Q all the way and everywhere.  Not looking back although I have a few EPI's in the med cabinet as they have not expired.

For parent's of younger kids, I would caution against having 2 kinds of injectors.  During a reaction, when they are scared and can not think straight, you want them to not argue that something is NOT their medicine if it is different.  I have always thought what is at school should be the same as what my DD carries.

PS went purse shopping with DD today and she had huge smiles!  She can buy a much smaller and stylish purse with AUVI Q!

I made last minute decision to send a mix of epis and auvi-q to school.  I'm thinking auvi-q will be for cafeteria where there may be potentially more inexperienced people administering in emergency.  I'll see what school nurse says.  I'm also going to have ds (Age 11) start carrying an auvi-q.  He actually got kind of excited about it (if that's possible) at the allergist appt.  The small size of it combined with the voice prompts made him very willing to use the trainer.

When given the choice, every single one of my coworkers preferred the Allerject (Auvi-Q) to the EpiPen because of the voice prompts.  I make sure to have two with me at work at all times.  I still have two EpiPens in my backpack/purse as they are easier to recognise by the general public.  The Allerject are smaller so I can put them in my shorts pockets, jacket pockets, etc.  The EpiPens are a lot easier to carry in a SPIbelt though, as carrying two Allerjects side by side eventually stack on top of each other, so I carry EpiPens whilst running or wearing under my shirt if I don't have pockets or a purse. 

They both have pros and cons so I have both simply for convenience sake.  If I wasn't a runner and always had a backpack or pockets, I'd probably choose Allerject/Auvi-Q over the EpiPen because I get very lethargic during reactions and may rely on the voice prompts should I have to self administer. 

Do a search on YouTube to see the Auvi in action. I know I uploaded one.  I think there are a lot. Actually Sanofi has a training vid on their site.

For us--DS took his Auvi trainer to school nurse the day after he got it last year. She sent a link to the training vid to all faculty and staff. Since DS carries it, it's important that his teachers know it.

He carries the Auvi.
School has Epis for him
I carry 2 epis in my purse (for self, as I have FAs but would use them on DS, too).

FYI on an amusement park ride I had him trade with me, because that nice huge Epi did not fall out of his buttoned bottom cargo shorts pockets the way the Auvi did.

Do you think I could get an Auvi-q trainer somehow before getting switching?

I wondered about this also.  We picked up our refills last night (for almost $600!!) and decided to stick with Epi's for now because it is what we (and the school)are familiar with.  May look in to getting an Auvi-q next month to get familiar and compare.  I LOVE the idea of it "talking" and helping dd's friends if she should need it and be unable to administer herself.

I'm not sure I agree with allergist that Auvi-q would confuse staff trained with EpiPens. That's more assumptive than proven although the logic is solid. I'm considering sending in Auvi-q with EpiPens. Last year's school loved the Auvi-q trainer. And as someone who pop quizzed our EpiPen trained school staff with live EpiPens and oranges I can attest that either Dexter trained them with EpiPens or they had forgotten because there was a lot of wacky stabbing going on. With an Auvi-q they all followed the voice as if they dare not disobey the Enterprise self-destruct warning to reach safe minimal distance.

We are considering having DD carry an Auvi-q because of the voice directions.

It would really be great in terms of bystander aid.