Severe Anaphylactic Reactions: Prescribe Two Epinephrine Auto-Injectors

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When a patient with a history of severe anaphylactic reactions needs an epinephrine auto-injector, prescribe two rather than just one. An injector at home does a patient no good if he or she is at the office or out backpacking when a reaction occurs.

 

When a patient with a history of severe anaphylactic reactions needs an epinephrine auto-injector, prescribe two rather than just one. An injector at home does a patient no good if he or she is at the office or out backpacking when a reaction occurs.
- Richard Honaker, MD
     Carrollton, Tex

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