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An epinephrine autoinjector (or adrenaline autoinjector, also known by the trademark EpiPen) is a medical device for injecting a measured dose or doses of epinephrine (adrenaline) by means of autoinjector technology. It is most often used for the treatment of anaphylaxis. The first epinephrine autoinjector was brought to market in 1983.
The commonly used epinephrine autoinjector delivers a 0.3 mg epinephrine injection (0.3 mL, 1:1000). [citation needed] It is indicated in the emergency treatment of allergic reactions, including anaphylaxis to stings, contrast agents, medicines, or people with a history of anaphylactic reactions to known triggers.
A military autoinjector in use. An autoinjector (or auto-injector) is a medical device for injection of a premeasured dose of a particular drug.Most autoinjectors are one-use, disposable, spring-loaded syringes (prefilled syringes).
For years, people with severe allergies have been prescribed an epinephrine autoinjector in case of emergency situations. But these injectors—which include the popular EpiPen—involve jabbing a ...
Aug. 26—Those at risk of a severe allergic reaction always have handy an EpiPen just in case. But soon their life might be saved by a spray in the nose rather than a needle to the thigh. Last ...
The U.S. health regulator has declined to approve a nasal spray that would have been the first needle-free emergency treatment for allergic reactions, a surprise decision that sent shares of its ...
Injector pens also decrease the fear or adversity towards self-injection of medications, which increases the likelihood that a person takes the medication. Injector pens are commonly used for medications that are injected repeatedly by a person over a relatively short period of time, especially insulin and insulin analogs used in the treatment ...
The primary treatment of anaphylaxis is epinephrine injection into a muscle, intravenous fluids, then placing the person "in a reclining position with feet elevated to help restore normal blood flow". [1] [9] Additional doses of epinephrine may be required. [1] Other measures, such as antihistamines and steroids, are complementary. [1]