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The FDA just approved Neffy, a needle-free EpiPen alternative. Here's when it's hitting shelves—and allergists tell 'Women's Health' if they recommend it.
The first-ever needle-free alternative to the EpiPen and similar epinephrine autoinjectors has been approved by the Food and Drug Administration to treat anaphylaxis.. Neffy, a nasal spray that ...
The US Food and Drug Administration approved the first nasal spray epinephrine drug for severe allergic reactions known as anaphylaxis, providing a needle-free alternative to EpiPens and similar ...
A Med-E-Jet vaccination gun from 1980. A jet injector, also known as a jet gun injector, air gun, or pneumatic injector, is a medical instrument that uses a high-pressure jet of liquid medication to penetrate the skin and deliver medication under the skin without a needle.
The needles are generally manufactured with an outer protective plastic shell, which is used by a person to attach the needle to the pen, and an inner plastic shell protecting the needle itself. Instruction on how to properly attach and use needles is the responsibility of the doctor or pharmacist to ensure proper use. [2] [7]
The Medicare Prescription Drug, Improvement, and Modernization Act, [1] also called the Medicare Modernization Act or MMA, is a federal law of the United States, enacted in 2003. [2] It produced the largest overhaul of Medicare in the public health program's 38-year history.
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.
The microneedles range in size, shape, and function but are all used as an alternative to other delivery methods like the conventional hypodermic needle or other injection apparatus. Stimuli-responsive microneedles are advanced devices that respond to environmental triggers such as temperature, pH, or light to release therapeutic agents.