One of the things that bugs me most about Tyler's EpiPen is its size. At this stage in his life, its simple for me to throw it in my purse or the diaper bag and go. But I worry about the future. What is he thinks its too big and bulky when he gets older and decides to stop carrying it?
I was so excited last week to learn about EpiCard!! This really put my mind at ease about his carrying it discreetly when he gets older. It is the size of a credit card and about as thick as an iPod. It also offers step by step voice instructions and visual cues that will make it easy to use. The thing is small enough to fit in a pocket and makes it even easier for someone else to use if Tyler is unable to. I can't think of anything better (except for a cure for PA)!
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EpiCard is still being developed. Intelliject, the company that is making it, plans to file a new drug application with the FDA in 2009. The company says (and I have to agree) that this is the first significant innovation in the epinephrine auto-injector market in over 25 years.
Check out
their website where you can see a picture of the EpiCard. I don't know if filing an application with the FDA means it will be available soon after. Whatever the case, I'm excited about this new invention.
I often moan about Tyler's peanut allergy but I have to remind myself how truly lucky he is to have been born in the generation that he was. If he was born 50 or 100 years ago, I don't want to think about how hard this allergy would be to manage. To think he can have a life saving device the size of a credit card!
I was so excited last week to learn about EpiCard!! This really put my mind at ease about his carrying it discreetly when he gets older. It is the size of a credit card and about as thick as an iPod. It also offers step by step voice instructions and visual cues that will make it easy to use. The thing is small enough to fit in a pocket and makes it even easier for someone else to use if Tyler is unable to. I can't think of anything better (except for a cure for PA)!
The EpiCard is still being developed. Intelliject, the company that is making it, plans to file a new drug application with the FDA in 2009. The company says (and I have to agree) that this is the first significant innovation in the epinephrine auto-injector market in over 25 years.
Check out their website where you can see a picture of the EpiCard. I don't know if filing an application with the FDA means it will be available soon after. Whatever the case, I'm excited about this new invention.
I often moan about Tyler's peanut allergy but I have to remind myself how truly lucky he is to have been born in the generation that he was. If he was born 50 or 100 years ago, I don't want to think about how hard this allergy would be to manage. To think he can have a life saving device the size of a credit card!