AUGUSTA — The Maine Legislature has passed a proposal that supporters said will make epinephrine delivery devices more affordable and more easily available.
Epinephrine devices are used to treat anaphylaxis, a serious reaction to an allergy. Democratic Sen. Heather Sanborn of Portland proposed a bill to expand the definition of “epinephrine pen” and “epinephrine auto-injector” in Maine statute.
Sanborn said that change will help make certain that schools and summer camps in the state have the delivery devices available when they don’t have access to the EpiPen, which is a common delivery system. The EpiPen is subject to short supply and is expensive, which means it’s important to broaden the definition, Sanborn said.
The Maine Senate passed the proposal on Feb. 18.
Send questions/comments to the editors.
Success. Please wait for the page to reload. If the page does not reload within 5 seconds, please refresh the page.
Enter your email and password to access comments.
Hi, to comment on stories you must . This profile is in addition to your subscription and website login.
Already have a commenting profile? .
Invalid username/password.
Please check your email to confirm and complete your registration.
Only subscribers are eligible to post comments. Please subscribe or login first for digital access. Here’s why.
Use the form below to reset your password. When you've submitted your account email, we will send an email with a reset code.