With a 10-year old son who has tree nut and peanut allergies and a 9-year-old son allergic to peanuts she was looking at a bill of almost $1,000 dollars to get her boys the medication they need. Perhaps the only thing more shocking than the price jump of more than $500 in just eight years is the fact families are expected to pay over $600 for this life-saving medicine. We’ve all heard the numbers when it comes to the cost of the Epi-Pen TM. Families Search for Lower-Cost Alternatives North of the Border drug companies set whatever price they want? L to R: Dominic, Adam, Cameron and Joshua Parra. The question remains, why can the Canadian government negotiate price caps or lower prices with the manufacturers while in the U.S. This article also provides some helpful Websites so you can check to make sure the pharmacy you are ordering from is licensed. One mother obtained them at half the cost compared to prices in the U.S. With the skyrocketing costs of epi-pens, many people are considering ordering them from pharmacies in Canada just like some do for other prescriptions. Buying Epi-Pens™ in Canada: What You Need to Know

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