Doctors prescribe EpiPen (epinephrine injection) to treat anaphylaxis from any cause, including food and medication allergies. Use EpiPen as soon as symptoms start or just after exposure to a known ...

EpiPen is a first-line, emergency treatment for severe allergic reactions. Benadryl is used for milder allergic reactions. The decision of when to use one or the other depends on the specific symptoms ...

The U.S. Food and Drug Administration is warning that the labels on some EpiPen and EpiPen Jr. auto-injectors – including authorized generic versions – might prevent the device from easily sliding out ...

NEW YORK (Reuters Health) - Parents of children who are in danger of having a serious allergic reaction to certain foods are urged to have an auto-injector on hand to administer a dose of epinephrine ...

Her daughter, whom she exclusively breastfed, was covered head to toe in severe eczema, cried nonstop and just seemed extremely uncomfortable Ultimately, the family’s pediatrician suggested they take ...

The U.S. Food and Drug Administration has approved the first generic competitor to EpiPen and EpiPen Jr. for the emergency treatment of allergic reactions in adults and children. The company Teva ...

Even as the cost of EpiPens dramatically rose, so too did the number of prescriptions written for patients in Medicare, sending spending by the program skyrocketing nearly 1,100 percent from 2007 to ...

The U.S. Food and Drug Administration has announced an EpiPen shortage across the nation. One pharmacy official in Rockford said although the problem is not uncommon in August, there is a bigger ...

Ultimately, the family’s pediatrician suggested they take Kalea to an allergist to check for Cow’s Milk Protein Allergy (CMPA) or other food allergies At the allergist’s office, multiple skin prick ...

Chrisma Obiniana’s daughter, Kalea, is allergic to peanuts, cashews and pistachios Chrisma Obiniana’s daughter, Kalea, was only 3 months old when the mom started to notice that something seemed off ...