Comments on: Sometimes Corporate Shaming Works http://www.chrisweigant.com/2023/03/01/sometimes-corporate-shaming-works/ Reality-based political commentary Wed, 06 May 2026 04:08:41 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.9.1 hourly 1 By: ListenWhenYouHear http://www.chrisweigant.com/2023/03/01/sometimes-corporate-shaming-works/#comment-202256 ListenWhenYouHear Sat, 04 Mar 2023 01:00:58 +0000 http://www.chrisweigant.com/?p=23249#comment-202256 I have had asthma my whole life, which has fortunately gotten better as I have gotten older. But when I was 15 - 25yo, it was a problem. I was doing lots of back country hiking and camping, and always used to carry an Epi-Pen for emergencies. 35 yrs ago, and having good medical insurance, they cost $20 for a single dose treatment. But being in the middle of the woods, if one was not enough, I would be in serious trouble… so I always had at least two. I was lucky to start going to a specialist that was President of one of the asthma organizations in our state who took offense to the over priced Epi-Pens. He wrote me a prescription for 50ml of epinephrine and told me to buy a bag of insulin needles. I was taught how to draw the epinephrine into a syringe and give myself a shot. That equaled using a single Epi-Pen. The crazy thing was for the same price of one Epi-Pen, I got 50 treatments of epinephrine… I just had to draw it myself. I got $1000 dollars worth of treatments for $20. Now jump to today where Epi-Pens can cost up to $300 for some folks. Funny thing, epinephrine has barely risen in price. Now, for $50 you can get $15,000 worth of Epi-Pen treatments! But doctors rarely will suggest this for patients. It’s all a scam! I have had asthma my whole life, which has fortunately gotten better as I have gotten older. But when I was 15 - 25yo, it was a problem. I was doing lots of back country hiking and camping, and always used to carry an Epi-Pen for emergencies. 35 yrs ago, and having good medical insurance, they cost $20 for a single dose treatment. But being in the middle of the woods, if one was not enough, I would be in serious trouble… so I always had at least two.

I was lucky to start going to a specialist that was President of one of the asthma organizations in our state who took offense to the over priced Epi-Pens. He wrote me a prescription for 50ml of epinephrine and told me to buy a bag of insulin needles. I was taught how to draw the epinephrine into a syringe and give myself a shot. That equaled using a single Epi-Pen. The crazy thing was for the same price of one Epi-Pen, I got 50 treatments of epinephrine… I just had to draw it myself. I got $1000 dollars worth of treatments for $20. Now jump to today where Epi-Pens can cost up to $300 for some folks. Funny thing, epinephrine has barely risen in price. Now, for $50 you can get $15,000 worth of Epi-Pen treatments! But doctors rarely will suggest this for patients. It’s all a scam!

]]> By: Elizabeth Miller http://www.chrisweigant.com/2023/03/01/sometimes-corporate-shaming-works/#comment-202244 Elizabeth Miller Thu, 02 Mar 2023 18:31:41 +0000 http://www.chrisweigant.com/?p=23249#comment-202244 Oh, hang on a minute ... you're not equating rape with high-priced insulin, are you? Never mind. I'm kidding! Oh, hang on a minute ... you're not equating rape with high-priced insulin, are you? Never mind. I'm kidding!

]]> By: Elizabeth Miller http://www.chrisweigant.com/2023/03/01/sometimes-corporate-shaming-works/#comment-202243 Elizabeth Miller Thu, 02 Mar 2023 18:30:25 +0000 http://www.chrisweigant.com/?p=23249#comment-202243 Heh. Heh.

]]> By: nypoet22 http://www.chrisweigant.com/2023/03/01/sometimes-corporate-shaming-works/#comment-202242 nypoet22 Thu, 02 Mar 2023 17:53:17 +0000 http://www.chrisweigant.com/?p=23249#comment-202242 It's nice that Eli Lilly caved, but you don't give someone plaudits just for finally doing what any responsible human being should have done decades ago. Congrats Eli, you stopped raping people, good job! It's nice that Eli Lilly caved, but you don't give someone plaudits just for finally doing what any responsible human being should have done decades ago. Congrats Eli, you stopped raping people, good job!

]]> By: Elizabeth Miller http://www.chrisweigant.com/2023/03/01/sometimes-corporate-shaming-works/#comment-202241 Elizabeth Miller Thu, 02 Mar 2023 17:18:28 +0000 http://www.chrisweigant.com/?p=23249#comment-202241 Some good news, for a change. And, where the heck is everybody these days - too quiet around here! Perhaps, a column on Ukraine is in order. Heh. Some good news, for a change.

And, where the heck is everybody these days - too quiet around here!

Perhaps, a column on Ukraine is in order. Heh.

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