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Prefilled Adrenalin Syringe

Prefilled Adrenalin Syringe

Adamis Pharmaceuticals has developed a prefilled epinephrine syringe as a cost-effective alternative to the automatic injectors.  Currently, the only two available injections for epinephrine to treat severe allergic reactions are Epipen and Auvi=Q.  Both work automatically to insert the needle and then deliver the medicine.  However, both are expensive and cost constraints have led to some adults and children going without the protection.

The new prefilled syringe requires the patient or a caregiver to remove the needle shield, insert the needle into a muscle, then push the syringe to deliver the medicine and finally to remove the needle.

When studies were conducted on volunteers with no medical background 99% were able to successfully administer the medicine.  This new tool called “Symjepi” has been FDA approved and provides a cost saving alternative to the auto-injectors.

Q – Tips: Auvi Q

Q – Tips: Auvi Q

Auvi–Q, a form of adrenaline auto injector has recently come out with a lower dose injector for emergency treatment of anaphylaxis in children weighing less than 33 pounds.  It contains .1 mg of epinephrine and has a shorter needle (to avoid hitting the bone when injected).  Previous to this the only other available doses were .15 mg for people 30 to 60 pounds and .30 mg for people over 60 pounds.

Q – Tips; Auvi-Q epinephrine injector

Q – Tips; Auvi-Q epinephrine injector

• Auvi-Q is a new, user-friendly epinephrine injector. The auto-injector device has an audio message that verbally walks the patient through administration of the drug. This audio-prompter is built in to the injector as a single unit. This new device has proven useful in patients who otherwise are hesitant to use epinephrine.