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  • When should epinephrine be administered

    • Epinephrine dose for adults.

    Epinephrine Injection

    pronounced as (ep'' i nef' rin)

    Epinephrine injection is used along with emergency medical treatment to treat life-threatening allergic reactions caused by insect bites or stings, foods, medications, latex, and other causes.

    Epinephrine injection is also used to treat life-threatening low blood pressure associated with septic shock (a serious condition caused by a body-wide infection that can lead to dangerously low blood pressure and organ failure) in hospitalized adults.

    Epinephrine dose for anaphylaxis in adults

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  • Epinephrine dose for adults
  • If symptoms have not gone away, a second dose of epinephrine should be given:
  • When to give epinephrine for allergic reaction

    • Epinephrine is in a class of medications called alpha- and beta-adrenergic agonists (sympathomimetic agents). It works by relaxing the muscles in the airways and tightening the blood vessels.

    Epinephrine injection comes as a prefilled automatic injection device containing a solution (liquid) and in vials to inject subcutaneously (under the skin) or intramuscularly (into the muscle) to treat life-threatening allergic reactions.

    It is usually injected as needed at the first sign of a serious allergic reaction. If epinephrine injection is used to treat life-threatening low blood press

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