EpiPen Auto-Injectors are automatic injection devices containing adrenaline
for allergic emergencies. The Auto-Injectors should be used only by a person
with a history or an acknowledged risk of an anaphylactic reaction. The
Auto-Injectors are indicated in the emergency treatment of allergic reactions
(anaphylaxis) to insect stings or bites, foods, drugs and other allergens as
well as idiopathic or exercise induced anaphylaxis. Such reactions may occur
within minutes after exposure and consist of flushing, apprehension, syncope,
tachycardia, thready or unobtainable pulse associated with a fall in blood
pressure, convulsions, vomiting, diarrhoea and abdominal cramps, involuntary
voiding, wheezing, dyspnea due to laryngeal spasm, pruritis, rashes, urticaria
or angioedema.
For these reasons Auto-Injectors should always be carried by such persons in
situations of potential risks.