EpiPen

American  

[ep-ee-pen] / ˈɛp iˌpɛn /

Pharmacology. Trademark.

1. a brand name for a medical injecting device that delivers a dose of epinephrine, used to treat severe allergic reactions, including anaphylaxis.

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Example Sentences

There was a company called Mylan, which was best known for buying EpiPen, the lifesaving injector for severe allergic reactions, especially for kids, and then multiplying the price sevenfold in under a decade.

From Barron's • Apr. 10, 2026

If it tanks, I’ll have jinxed it on behalf of all those EpiPen overpayers from the mid-2010s.

From Barron's • Apr. 10, 2026

At the time, University of Sydney's Prof Greg Neely envisaged it had the potential to be used like an EpiPen, a device carried by people with allergies at risk of death from anaphylactic shock.

From BBC • Feb. 7, 2026

Kids were deemed newly allergic if they received a diagnosis code by a provider for a food allergy and were prescribed an EpiPen, Hill said.

From Los Angeles Times • Oct. 20, 2025

“In case I eat any nuts by mistake, this EpiPen makes sure I don’t die.”

From "Sir Fig Newton and the Science of Persistence" by Sonja Thomas