College Dining Halls Lack Safety Measures for Food Allergies
College dining halls lack ingredient labels and emergency epinephrine, leading to higher risk of food allergy exacerbations and anaphylaxis.
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College Dining Halls Lack Safety Measures for Food Allergies
College dining halls lack ingredient labels and emergency epinephrine, leading to higher risk of food allergy exacerbations and anaphylaxis.
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Nasal Powder Epinephrine Provides Superior Stability to EpiPens
Needle-free, nasal delivery of epinephrine has been shown to be an effective and stable treatment for anaphylaxis.
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86.4% of Infants with Anaphylaxis Appropriately Received Epinephrine
Only 10% of infants aged 0-24 months who presented to the emergency department for anaphylaxis required hospitalization, due in part to effective ED/prehospital epinephrine administration.
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Half of Adults with Severe Food Allergy Prescribed Epinephrine Pen
Just 52% of adults with severe food allergies have immediate access to epinephrine, with a large percentage believing epinephrine auto injectors can cause negative or life-threatening effects.
Read MoreEpiPen ‘Joke’ in Restaurant Ad Angers Allergy Parents
An ad for a peanut butter and chocolate dessert tells customers: “Get those EpiPens ready.” A burger joint called “Downtown Brooklyn,” located in Penrith, Australia, caused an uproar on social media...
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ACAAI: School District ‘Risks Children’s Lives’ by Not Stocking Epinephrine
One of the nation’s leading allergy organizations urged a Texas school system to reconsider...
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Positive Data for Epinephrine Nasal Spray for Anaphylaxis
Insys Therapeutics Inc reported positive data for its investigational epinephrine nasal spray designed to treat anaphylaxis.
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Emergency Allergy Shots Less Effective After Heat Exposure
The medicine in emergency allergy shots like the EpiPen can deteriorate when exposed to heat,...
Read MoreWalgreens Supplying Alternative during EpiPen Shortage
Walgreens will be supplying Kaleo’s Auvi-Q epinephrine injection in its pharmacies due to an EpiPen shortage.
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First Generic EpiPen Approved by FDA
The US FDA has approved the first generic EpiPen and EpiPen Jr auto-injector for the emergency treatment of allergic reactions (including anaphylaxis) in adults and pediatric patients over 33 lbs.
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FDA: EpiPen and EpiPen Jr Recall Expanded
Meridian Medical Technologies expanded its voluntary recall of 13 lots of Mylan’s EpiPen and EpiPen Jr (epinephrine injection) Auto-Injector products used for emergency treatment of severe allergic reactions to now include additional lots distributed in the U.S. and other markets, according to an FDA alert.
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