Hackers created a $30 DIY version of the EpiPen

The EpiPen is a potentially life-saving device for those with severe allergies or asthma. The problem is that it costs $600 in the US.

For those with or without respiration woes, the EpiPen represents what’s wrong with drug manufacturing nationally, namely high prices and manufacturer monopolies. Mylan, maker of the EpiPen, raised the device’s price 300% in seven years from 2009 to 2016, mostly because it could.

Now, a collective of doctors called Four Thieves Vinegar is offering a free online guide on how to make an “EpiPencil” for just $30—5% of the price Mylan charges for its patented pens. That’s a bargain but it’s also potentially dangerous for patients to engage in unregulated drug-making. For the full article click here 

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