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Folsomdsf t1_iy0vj8w wrote

Reply to comment by ShalmaneserIII in ELI5: If allergies, and especially anaphylaxis, are so common, why do we still need prescriptions for epi pens and such? by boomokasharoomo

>than would do so with epi pens.

If OTC it would be abused very heavily actually. Epinephrine would be manufactured on a scale you don't understand if allowed otc or into other sources. Caffeine specifically causes your adrenal glands to release epinephrine and cortisol. Imagine how quickly our most abused drug in the world would be supplanted by skipping that step and just taking actual doses of what we're trying to get.

https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/3814285/

People already abuse otc sources of epinephrine when the opportunity presents.

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ShalmaneserIII t1_iy0w6u5 wrote

Dude...that's a case report.

And epinephrine has a half life in plasma of about two to three minutes. Do you think that someone's going to replace their morning pick-me-up by stabbing themselves with an expensive auto-injector every ten minutes?

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Folsomdsf t1_iy0xexd wrote

>Dude...that's a case report.

And? It was the first obvious one, and also showing it's already available OTC and has been abused rofl.

>Do you think that someone's going to replace their morning pick-me-up by stabbing themselves with an expensive auto-injector every ten minutes?

.... Have you ever actually met another human being with a bad habit? Like seriously, how can you ask this question? Yes they absolutely fucking would rofl. People do stupid shit for way less.

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