{"id":398920,"date":"2026-03-23T00:26:28","date_gmt":"2026-03-23T00:26:28","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/ie\/398920\/"},"modified":"2026-03-23T00:26:28","modified_gmt":"2026-03-23T00:26:28","slug":"government-to-provide-free-epipens-for-at-risk-patients","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/ie\/398920\/","title":{"rendered":"Government To Provide Free EpiPens For At-Risk Patients"},"content":{"rendered":"<p data-start=\"843\" data-end=\"969\">Malta will begin offering free EpiPens to patients at risk of severe allergic reactions under a new government health measure.<\/p>\n<p data-start=\"971\" data-end=\"1188\"><strong>Health Minister Jo Etienne Abela announced that around 1,600 patients \u2014 including 480 children and 1,120 adults \u2014 will benefit from the scheme, with an annual investment of approximately \u20ac352,000.<\/strong><\/p>\n<p data-start=\"1190\" data-end=\"1349\">The initiative will provide adrenaline auto-injectors used to treat anaphylaxis, a potentially life-threatening condition where rapid intervention is critical.<\/p>\n<p data-start=\"1351\" data-end=\"1572\">Patients eligible for the scheme will be assessed by government clinical consultants based on previous episodes of anaphylaxis. Once approved, the medication will be distributed through the Pharmacy of Your Choice scheme.<\/p>\n<p data-start=\"1574\" data-end=\"1678\"><strong>Adult patients will receive two injectors per year, while paediatric patients will be given two at once.<\/strong><\/p>\n<p data-start=\"1680\" data-end=\"1838\">Abela said the measure aims to reduce financial pressure on families who previously had to purchase the medication themselves, while improving patient safety.<\/p>\n<p data-start=\"1840\" data-end=\"2007\">\u201cThis is a measure that can truly make the difference between life and death,\u201d he said, adding that the government remains focused on prevention and patient wellbeing.<\/p>\n<p data-start=\"2402\" data-end=\"2435\"><strong>Do you support this investment?<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>READ NEXT: <a href=\"https:\/\/lovinmalta.com\/lifestyle\/health\/reproductive-health\/woman-given-suspended-sentence-after-being-found-guilty-of-abortion-in-malta\/\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">Woman Given Suspended Sentence After Being Found Guilty Of Abortion In Malta<\/a><img loading=\"lazy\" width=\"100\" height=\"100\" src=\"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/ie\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/Head-ShotED-1-150x150.jpg\" class=\"avatar avatar-100 photo\" alt=\"\" decoding=\"async\"  \/>Ali is a Social Media &amp; Content Executive at Lovin Malta with a passion for reporting across arts, current affairs, and youth achievements. With a background in International Relations and experience as a performer and dancer, he brings a unique perspective to every story. Ali is dedicated to producing clear, engaging, and factual content that connects with readers and sparks meaningful conversations.<\/p>\n<p>Email: <a href=\"https:\/\/lovinmalta.com\/cdn-cgi\/l\/email-protection\" class=\"__cf_email__\" data-cfemail=\"e5848180888c97868ca5898a938c8b8884899184cb868a88\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">[email\u00a0protected]<\/a> | Insta: @ali_kanay_demirci<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"Malta will begin offering free EpiPens to patients at risk of severe allergic reactions under a new government&hellip;\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":398921,"comment_status":"","ping_status":"","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[274],"tags":[18,125765,135,474,19,17,462],"class_list":{"0":"post-398920","1":"post","2":"type-post","3":"status-publish","4":"format-standard","5":"has-post-thumbnail","7":"category-medication","8":"tag-eire","9":"tag-epipen","10":"tag-health","11":"tag-healthcare","12":"tag-ie","13":"tag-ireland","14":"tag-medication"},"share_on_mastodon":{"url":"https:\/\/pubeurope.com\/@ie\/116275654415330805","error":""},"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/ie\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/398920","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/ie\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/ie\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/ie\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/ie\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=398920"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/ie\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/398920\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/ie\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/398921"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/ie\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=398920"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/ie\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=398920"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/ie\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=398920"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}