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2. Epinephrine autoinjector - Wikipedia

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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.

3. Epinephrine (medication) - Wikipedia

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   Epinephrine, also known as adrenaline, is a medication and hormone. [10] [11] As a medication, it is used to treat several conditions, including anaphylaxis, cardiac arrest, asthma, and superficial bleeding. [8] Inhaled epinephrine may be used to improve the symptoms of croup. [12] It may also be used for asthma when other treatments are not ...

4. Autoinjector - Wikipedia

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   An injection of Auvi-Q autoinjector. Another design has a shape and size of a smartphone which can be put into a pocket. This design also has a retractable needle and automated voice instructions to assist the users on how to correctly use the autoinjector. The "Auvi-Q" epinephrine autoinjector uses this design. [8]

5. Injector pen - Wikipedia

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   An injector pen consists of a chamber or cartridge of medication, a tip to attach a needle, and a piston or plunger to inject the dose. [4] Some pens, including most insulin pens, include dials to adjust the dose of the injection before each administration. [2]

6. Insulin (medication) - Wikipedia

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   In many people, both a rapid- or short-acting insulin product as well as an intermediate- or long-acting product are used to decrease the amount of injections per day. In some, insulin injections may be combined with other injection therapy such as GLP-1 receptor agonists. Cleansing of the injection site and injection technique are required to ...

7. Health Rounds: Once-weekly insulin from Eli Lilly appears ...

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   Eli Lilly’s experimental insulin that is injected just once a week is as effective as daily insulin injections for maintaining blood sugar levels in patients with type 1 or type 2 diabetes ...

8. Injection (medicine) - Wikipedia

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   After injection, a medication may be designed to be released slowly, called a depot injection, which can produce long-lasting effects. An injection necessarily causes a small puncture wound to the body, and thus may cause localized pain or infection. The occurrence of these side effects varies based on injection location, the substance injected ...

9. Drug injection - Wikipedia

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   "Tuberculin" syringes and types of syringes used to inject insulin are commonly used. Commonly used syringes usually have a built-in 28 gauge (or thereabouts) needle typically 1/2 or 5/8 inches long. The preferred injection site is the crook of the elbow (i.e., the Median cubital vein), on the user's non-writing hand