(EP i NEF rin) Brand: Adrenaclick, Adrenaclick Two-Pack, Adrenalin, Auvi-Q, EpiPen 2-Pak, EpiPen Auto-Injector, EpiPen JR 2-Pak, EpiPen JR Auto-Injector, Twinject Auto-Injector, Twinject Auto-Injector Two Pack
• Epinephrine injection is used to treat severe allergic reactions (anaphylaxis).
• Seek abnormal medical attention even after you use epinephrine to treat a severe allergic reaction. The effects of epinephrine may wear off after 10 or 20 minutes. You will need to receive further treatment and observation.
• Till using epinephrine a second time, speak your doctor if your first injection caused a serious side effect such as heighten breathing difficulty, or dangerously tall blood pressure (severe headache, blurred vision, buzzing in your ears, anxiety, confusion, chest pain, shortness of breath, uneven heartbeats, seizure).
• Epinephrine is a chemical that narrows blood vessels and opens airways in the lungs. These effects can reverse severe low blood pressure, wheezing, severe skin itching, hives, and another symptoms of an allergic reaction.
• Epinephrine injection is used to treat severe allergic reactions (anaphylaxis) to insect stings or bites, foods, drugs, and another allergens. Epinephrine is also used to treat exercise-induced anaphylaxis.
• Epinephrine auto-injectors such as EpiPen and EpiPen Jr. may be kept on arm for self-injection by a face with a history of an severe allergic reaction.
• Epinephrine injection may also be used for purposes not listed in this medicine guide.
• To create certain epinephrine is safety for you, speak your doctor if you have:
· heart malady or tall blood pressure;
· a heart rhythm disorder;
· coronary artery disease;
· Parkinson's disease;
· diabetes; or
· a thyroid disorder.
• FDA pregnancy category C. It is not known whether epinephrine will harm an unborn child. Speak your doctor if you are pregnant or plan to become pregnant.
• It is not known whether epinephrine passes into breast milk or if it could harm a nursing child. Speak your doctor if you are breast-feeding a baby.
• In an abnormal situation it may not be possible to speak your caregivers if you are pregnant or breast feeding. Create certain any doctor caring for your pregnancy or your child knows you have received this medication.
• Follow all directions on your prescription label. Do not use this medication in larger or less amounts or for longer than recommended.
• Seek abnormal medical attention even after you use this medicine to treat a severe allergic reaction. The effects of epinephrine may wear off after 10 or 20 minutes. You will need to receive further treatment and observation.
• The auto-injector device this medication comes in is a disposable single-use system that contains a spring-loaded needle. Epinephrine injection comes with patient instructions for safety and effective use. Follow these directions carefully. Ask your doctor or pharmacist if you have any questions.
• Do not remove the safe cap before you are ready to use the auto-injector. Never put your fingers over the tip when removing the safe cap or after the safe cap has been removed.
• To use an epinephrine auto-injector:
· Form a fist near the auto-injector with the black tip pointing down. Pull off the safe cap.
· Seat the black tip against the fleshy portion of your outer thigh. You may give the injection directly through your clothing. Do not put your thumb over the end of the unit.
· With a fast motion, push the auto-injector firmly against your thigh. This will release the spring-loaded needle that injects the doze of epinephrine. Keep the auto-injector in seat for a little seconds after activation.
· Remove the auto-injector from your thigh. Carefully re-insert the used device needle-first into the carrying pipe. Re-cap the pipe and take it with you to the abnormal room so that anyone who treats you will know how many epinephrine you have received.
· Use every auto-injector only one time. Throw away after one use, even if there is still some medication left in it.
• Do not use the medicine if it has changed colors or has any particles in it, or if the expiration date on the label has passed. Call your doctor for a new prescription.
• Store at room temperature away from moisture, heat, and easy. Do not refrigerate this medicine, and do not store it in a car.
• Since epinephrine is normally used only as needed in an abnormal, you are not likely to be on a dosing schedule. Do not use repeat doses of epinephrine without a doctor's advice.
• Search abnormal medical attention or call the Poison Help line at 1-800-222-1222.
• Do not inject epinephrine into a vein or into the muscles of your buttocks, or it may not work as well. Inject it only into the fleshy outer portion of the thigh.
• Accidentally injecting epinephrine into your hands or foots may result in a loss of blood flow to those areas, and resulting numbness. If this occurs, search abnormal medical attention.
• Till using epinephrine a second time, call your doctor if your first injection caused a side effect such as heighten breathing difficulty, or dangerously tall blood pressure (severe headache, blurred vision, buzzing in your ears, anxiety, confusion, chest pain, shortness of breath, uneven heartbeats, seizure).
• General side effects may include:
· sweating;
· nausea and vomiting;
· pale skin;
· feeling short of breath;
· dizziness;
· weakness or tremors;
· headache; or
· feeling nervous or anxious.
• This is not a complete list of side effects and others may occur. Call your doctor for medical advice about side effects. You may message side effects to FDA at 1-800-FDA-1088.
• Speak your doctor about all medicines you use, and those you start or stop using during your treatment with epinephrine, especially:
· digoxin;
· a diuretic or "water pill";
· levothyroxine, Synthroid;
· an antidepressant--amitriptyline, doxepin, imipramine, nortriptyline, and others;
· a beta-blocker--atenolol, carvedilol, labetalol, metoprolol, nadolol, propranolol, sotalol, and others;
· cool or allergy medication that contains an antihistamine;
· ergot medicine--ergotamine, dihydroergotamine, ergonovine, methylergonovine (Methergine);
· heart rhythm medicine such as quinidine (Quin-G); or
· an MAO inhibitor--isocarboxazid, linezolid, phenelzine, rasagiline, selegiline, tranylcypromine.
• This list is not complete. Another drugs may interact with epinephrine, including prescription and over-the-counter medicines, vitamins, and herbal commodity. Not all possible interactions are listed in this medicine manual.
• Your doctor or pharmacist can provide more information about epinephrine injection.
Remember, hold this and all another medicines out of the reach of children, never share your medicines with others, and use this medicine only for the indication prescribed.
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