Auvi-Q and Allerject Recall

THIS POST IS NOW OUTDATED. 

The Auvi-Q has returned in ownership to its original inventors and their company, kaléo. An updated post will be published. 

Voluntary, Precautionary Recall of ALL 

Auvi-Q and Allerject Epinephrine Auto-Injectors

Due to Potential Inaccurate Dosage Delivery

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Click here to watch a video from the Dr. Paul Chew, Global Chief Medical Officer, Sanofi

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Click here for details on the reimbursement process.

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Recall details can be found here (U.S.) and here (Canada.) I reached out to Sanofi US to get some clarification on a few issues and received the following information: (emphasis and [comments] added...)

• The Sanofi US voluntary recall includes ALL Auvi-Q® (epinephrine injection, USP) devices currently in the market.  The Lot number information shared in our announcement includes every consecutive lot number beginning with #2299596 through 3037230
• (I'm still awaiting on specific clarification on the set I have, which expires 10-2015 and has a lot number that does not fall in the noted range. Though it may only be "good" for another few days, it will have to be my backup until I can get replacement EAIs.)
• This recall is specific to Auvi-Q in the U.S. and Allerject in Canada
• People with Auvi-Q devices should immediately contact their healthcare professional for a prescription for an alternate epinephrine auto-injector [e.g. Adrenaclick, EpiPen, Generic Epinephrine]
• They can then call 1-866-726-6340 for information about how to return their Auvi-Q devices (Due to high volume of calls being received on the Auvi‑Q customer service phone line, callers may periodically receive a message that the line is down. We appreciate your patience and please call back.) 
• [A second line has been added, due to the high call volume: 1-877-319-8963)
• Sanofi US will reimburse patients for the full out-of-pocket cost [of the newly purchased EAIs] when they receive a new epinephrine auto-injector [with proof of purchase - so save your receipts!]
• Information and updates about the recall will be posted as they are available on www.Auvi-Q.com

Kyle Dine Eczema Song Contest

I SING SO ECZEMA WON’T WIN!  New Video Contest Featuring YOUR CHILD!

Dedicated to all the courageous kids who battle eczema every day, The Eczema Song hopes to make the struggle of applying creams and wearing wet wraps a bit more fun. The song was created by Kyle Dine, food allergy singer/song writer and all around AMAZING guy, in collaboration with Jennifer Roberge, owner of The Eczema Company, in honor of National Eczema Awareness Month.

Enter to win the I SING SO ECZEMA WON’T WIN! video contest by sharing a video of your little one(s) singing the new empowering song, The Eczema Song. Have your child show us that eczema doesn’t define them and that they WON’T LET IT WIN!

The video with the most votes wins! So, make sure to share your entry with friends and family and ask them to vote every day.

PRIZES!

+ First place prize $100 from The Eczema Company (natural eczema treatments) 

& $100 from Blue Bear Aware (one-stop food allergy shop)!

+ (Second place prize is an awesome gift pack from The Eczema Company worth $50+!

Hurry! Contest ends November 23, 2015 at 12:00AM.

ENTER HERE

STUFF YOU NEED TO KNOW

How to enter

+ Post or upload your video to your YouTube, Instagram or Vine account and then provide the link in the entry form found here.

+ Give your video a title of 100 characters or fewer, and include a brief description about your battle with eczema and how you won’t let it win!

+ Be creative!

+ Make sure to share the contest and ask for votes! The video with the most votes wins first place. The video with the second most votes wins second place.

+ Contest closes midnight, Monday, November 23, 2015.

+ The winner will be notified on or before Monday, November 30.

+ Open to all eczema super heroes on planet Earth.

+ Submitted videos become property of The Eczema Company but will not be used for any other purpose without expressed consent.

FOR INSPIRATION

Watch the The Eczema Song together with your child. And then read the lyrics to get ready to enter….

The Eczema Song

(Chorus)

Eczema, makes me itch everywhere

Eczema, it can be so hard to bear

Eczema, I know when it begins

I’m strong and I won’t let it win!

Uh oh! I’m starting to feel an itch…

Get the eczema fighting cream and quick!

And rub it on my hands and my feet, and my elbow crease, on my chest, and behind my knees.

Ear and nose the itch it goes, even right between my toes.

Ahhhh so much better. My cream works like a dream

And if I put it on quick, it will do the trick, rub it all around, you can’t slow me down!

(Chorus)

Uh oh! I’m starting to feel an itch…

Get the eczema fighting cream and quick!

And rub it on my front and back, I need some mitts don’t want to scratch my armpit.

Behind my ear, fingers and thumb, even some cream for my (funny horn sound).

Ahhhh so much better. My cream works like a dream

And if I put it on quick, it will do the trick, rub it all around, you can’t slow me down!

(Chorus)

Uh oh! I’m starting to feel an itch…

Get the eczema fighting cream and quick!

And I rub it on my cheeks and chin, I work it in, especially on any hidden skin (shot of inside elbow or knee)

I rub it in up high, rub it in down low, that’s how I make the itching go!

Ahhhh so much better. My cream works like a dream

And if I put it on quick, it will do the trick, rub it all around, you can’t slow me down!

Eczema, makes me itch everywhere

Eczema, it can be so hard to bear

Eczema, I know when it begins

I’m strong and I won’t let it win!

Yes, I’m awesome and I won’t let Eczema win!