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How to Administer Epinephrine for Anaphylaxis: A Step-by-Step Guide

If you or someone you love has an allergy that results in anaphylaxis, you know how important it is to administer epinephrine at the first sign of a reaction. Epinephrine is the frontline treatment ...
Healio

Self-administering bimekizumab via syringe, auto-injector sees similar success, safety

Please provide your email address to receive an email when new articles are posted on . Psoriasis patients who self-administer bimekizumab experienced similar levels of comfort and success with both ...
STAT

There’s a less intimidating alternative to EpiPens for dangerous allergic reactions. Why won’t the FDA approve it?

My son Thomas has carried around a needle since he entered kindergarten at the age of 5. That was a big responsibility for a small child to carry an injector loaded with lifesaving epinephrine, but ...
News Medical

Availability of lower-priced epinephrine auto-injectors did not solve the affordability problem for all patients with severe allergies

People with severe allergies now have more choices for which epinephrine auto-injector to carry in case they suffer a life-threatening attack, and most pay less for it than they did when the EpiPen ...
SFGate

CT Food Allergy Mom: Allow school nurses to use auto-injector to administer epinephrine

Big news! State Rep Kim Hunter Rose has submitted Proposed H.B. No. 5537 "AN ACT CONCERNING THE ADMINISTRATION OF EPINEPHRINE TO SCHOOL CHILDREN IN AN EMERGENCY." The purpose of the Act is to to allow ...