Individuals at risk of anaphylaxis—an acute systemic hypersensitivity reaction to an allergen or trigger, typically associated with skin reactions, nausea/vomiting, difficulty breathing, and shock—are ...

Anaphylaxis is a serious, potentially life-threatening allergic reaction that can affect several organ systems in the body and may threaten breathing and blood circulation. The most common causes of ...

I was in seat 20C on a flight home this March, when I felt my throat closing. Minutes earlier, hives had appeared on my face and chest. As a physician, I knew exactly what these symptoms meant: ...

Epinephrine can quickly ease dangerous anaphylaxis symptoms, but you still need emergency care because symptoms can return hours or days later. Use an epinephrine auto-injector right away for trouble ...

People use epinephrine injections as a medication to treat severe allergic reactions. Epinephrine, also called adrenaline, is a hormone that the adrenal glands produce in the body. People who have ...

Please provide your email address to receive an email when new articles are posted on . Epinephrine autoinjectors may have little effect on surviving anaphylaxis events. Research is needed in ...

Pharmaceutical company Kaleo said Wednesday that it will reintroduce its compact epinephrine autoinjector to the US market in the first half of 2017. Auvi-Q can be used to treat life-threatening ...

An adrenaline auto-injector is an emergency treatment for anaphylaxis; serious and potentially fatal allergic reaction to insect stings, medicines, or food, among others. Anaphylaxis is an ...

The Food and Drug Administration has declined to approve an alternative to epinephrine autoinjectors such as EpiPens, telling the maker of a nasal spray that more study is required. ARS Pharma, maker ...

Go to the emergency room (ER) after using epinephrine for anaphylaxis, even if symptoms clear. Effects can wear off, and symptoms may return. Epinephrine nasal spray (neffy) is a Food and Drug ...

The Food and Drug Administration, in a surprise move, has decided not to approve an epinephrine nasal spray that would have been the first needle-free alternative to epinephrine autoinjectors, ...

If you or someone you love has an allergy that results in anaphylaxis, you know how important it is to administer epinephrine at the first sign of a reaction. Epinephrine is the frontline treatment ...