Mylan, the makers of EpiPen® just released a new, free App: My EpiPlan™ that allows you manage your EpiPens® and learn more about managing life threatening allergies. I was able to input data about each EpiPen®–including the location of the device. I’m not a big users of Apps (I know, I know), but this feature piqued my interest. I have two children with life threatening food allergies with ten epinephrine auto-injectors to track at all times. There were tips and articles including two good solid common sense pieces about Air Travel and Dining out. The App, truly does take you through some of the basic and important elements of managing life threatening allergies. Basically, the App, available on iTunes and Google Play offers…
My daughter’s Epi Essential Purse
- How to use education–including a video. I believe this will be helpful for on the spot, last-minute training or for reminders.
- Learning. Anaphylaxis basics and tips are offered along with valid, common sense articles.
- Tracking. I found the ability to list all our EpiPens® expiration dates along with their locations very helpful. I was also able to create profiles for each of my children.
- Contact. Emergency contact information can be input for easy access during an emergency.
I did run into a problem when I was attempting to set up my children’s profiles. It was a user error, the tech walked through each step with me until I was able to enter the data that I needed, all without making me feel like a fool. Again, I’m not a big App person, but I found this App to be worthy of a place on my smart phone!
One of the hardest things I find about managing both life threatening food allergies and asthma is talking to others. I hate to be the one that might be perceived as demanding, pushing or for asking too much. What I now know, fourteen years later, is that honest, clear information presented with kindness works!..
I just downloaded it. I love it for the expiration reminders that go along with the location….. ahhhhhhhh. (that’s the sound of one less thing to have to keep in my head…..)
I think it is a winner Kacey!
Auvi-Q has a great app as well. I like the feature that links to your contacts in case of an emergency.
Kristi,
I will give it whirl! I hope it is for Android!