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EpiForAll (now called MedsForAll)

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Anaphylaxis is an acute, severe, and potentially life-threatening allergic reaction. A single shot of epinephrine can dramatically improve outcomes for anaphylaxis; however, epinephrine auto injectors can cost hundreds of dollars are not readily available in low- and middle-income countries. EpiForAll is an affordable epinephrine auto-injector used to treat anaphylaxis. EpiForAll revolutionizes auto-injectors by using readily available, low cost epinephrine ampules. EpiForAll won the 2017 Hollomon Health Innovation Challenge and continues to be developed at UW.

Student team
Zachary Chen
Ha Seung Chung
Jazmine Saito
Wealth Salvador
Shawn Swanson
Mentoring team
Julie Brown, MD, MPH (Emergency Medicine)
Ben Carney, MD, M.S. (Radiology)
Keith Chan, MD, MS (Radiology)
Edgardo Jares, MD
Jonathan Posner, PhD (Mechanical Engineering)
Ken Linnau, MD, MS (Radiology)
Year
Continuing project
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