Epinephrine (generic), Epipen News

Q: I just heard that there are some states that require public schools to have epinephrine injectors not targeted for a specific child available in case of an emergency.

Moms love it for its simplicity; kids love it for its taste. Peanut butter and jelly sandwiches line the bottom of brown paper bags in cafeterias across the country -- it's a staple of elementary school lunches.

Hamilton's board of health, an Ancaster Rotary Club and a McMaster University researcher are looking into a city-wide program that would see epinephrine auto-injectors in every food court, snack bar and restaurant.

The Asthma and Allergy Foundation of America supports school policies that promote access to life-saving medications to treat students and staff who experience severe allergic reactions.

To cover up his crime and addiction, a Valley paramedic broke into numerous fire stations to steal a pain killer and replace it with another drug.

All fire trucks in Mississauga now carry life-saving EpiPens to treat people experiencing a severe allergic reaction.

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For Kelsey Hough, a tiny peanut is a big problem. So big, in fact, that the 26-year-old student says her life-threatening peanut allergy forced her to abandon her college program.

In recognition of Food Allergy Awareness Week, Mylan Specialty L.P., the fully integrated specialty pharmaceutical business of Mylan Inc.

For years, people suffering from food allergies have used a device called an EpiPen.

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Announced acceptance of the OTREXUP New Drug Application by the Food and Drug Administration indicating that the application is sufficiently complete to permit a substantive review.

ASTHMA AND ALLERGY FOUNDATION OF AMERICA SAYS NORTH CAROLINA SCHOOLS SHOULD STOCK LIFE-SAVING ALLERGY MEDICATIONS FOUNDATION URGES NORTH CAROLINA SENATE TO AMEND, THEN ENACT H 824 The Asthma and Allergy Foundation of America supports school policies that promote access to life-saving medications to treat students and staff who experience severe ... (more)

Even though we've reached the end of the semester, the looming threat of finals will likely keep most of us feeling a great deal of stress.

Lawmakers hope a new piece of legislation will help provide relief in some emergency situations by allowing schools to carry Epinephrine Auto-Injectors, commonly known as "EpiPens." Right now, lawmakers says a family can provide an EpiPen to treat extreme allergic reactions, but if something happens and that device is not available the ability to ... (more)

Early results of Vancouver Fire Department's use of SUVs for lower priority medical calls is promising with reductions in response times and fuel costs.

Before each school year begins, I sit down with my kiddo's upcoming teacher and help them understand food allergies , nut allergies in our particular case.

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A bill giving schools the ability to stockpile a supply of auto-injectable epinephrine for children having an allergic reaction is in the hands of Georgia's Governor.

The family was "religious" about not keeping anything containing peanuts in the house, she said, explaining how while playing at his friend's house last week Tanner Henstra, without a second thought, reached for a bowl of peanut butter-stuffed pretzels and popped one in his mouth.