CVS Offers 2-Pack Adrenaclick for Fraction of EpiPen Price

PRESS RELEASE

CVS Health has announced that a low-cost epinephrine auto-injector option, the authorized generic for Adrenaclick manufactured by Impax Laboratories (IPXL), is available at all CVS Pharmacy locations for $109.99 for a 2-pack. This compares to a cash price of $649.99 for EpiPen and $339.99 for the authorized generic for EpiPen.

"As a health care company focused on helping people on their path to better health, we recognized that there was an urgent need in the marketplace for a less expensive epinephrine auto-injector for patients with life-threatening allergies," Helena Foulkes, President of CVS Pharmacy said in a press release. Over the past year, nearly 150,000 people signed on to a petition asking for a lower cost epinephrine auto-injector option and millions more were active in social media searching for a solution. "In order to address this challenge," Foulkes continued, "we have partnered with Impax to purchase their epinephrine auto-injector at a price that is lower than similar brand or authorized generic epinephrine auto-injectors. We are passing these savings along to our customers and patients, making this product available at all CVS Pharmacy locations at the lowest cash price in the market."

The price of $109.99 for the authorized generic of Adrenaclick 2-pack applies to both insured and cash-paying patients without insurance. This solution will be particularly beneficial for those insured patients who have consumer-directed health plans and have not yet met their deductible for the plan year. Additional cost reductions for the generic Adrenaclick are available for qualifying patients who use the coupon program offered through Impax which provides a benefit of $100 per pack.

The authorized generic of Adrenaclick is a FDA-approved device with the same active ingredient as other epinephrine auto-injector devices.