
Triggers may lurk in your medicine cabinet.
Medications are a common cause of anaphylaxis, with penicillin accounting for the most cases. Other drugs that can trigger anaphylaxis include aspirin, ibuprofen and cancer medications. Medication-triggered anaphylaxis can occur in people of any age, but is particularly common in those middle-aged and older. Your healthcare professional can help you recognize the symptoms of a severe medication allergy and assist in identifying other treatment options.
Keep track.
To help ensure that you or your child is not prescribed a medication that will trigger anaphylaxis, keep a complete history of allergic reactions and the results of any diagnostic tests—and be sure to share it with your healthcare professional. You or your child could also wear a medical identification bracelet to alert healthcare professionals about your potentially life-threatening allergies in case you can’t communicate.
In case of medication-triggered anaphylaxis, administer EPIPEN® (epinephrine injection, USP) or EPIPEN JR® (epinephrine injection, USP) Auto-Injector, or their authorized generics, immediately and seek emergency medical care.
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Antihistamines are not recommended for the life-threatening symptoms of anaphylaxis.
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IMPORTANT SAFETY INFORMATION (the following information applies to both EPIPEN and its Authorized Generic)
Use EPIPEN (epinephrine injection, USP) 0.3 mg or EPIPEN JR (epinephrine injection, USP) 0.15 mg Auto-Injectors right away when you have an allergic emergency (anaphylaxis). Get emergency medical help right away. You may need further medical attention. Only a healthcare professional should give additional doses of epinephrine if you need more than two injections for a single anaphylactic episode. EPIPEN or EPIPEN JR should only be injected into the middle of your outer thigh (upper leg), through clothing if necessary. Do not inject into your veins, buttocks, fingers, toes, hands or feet. Hold the leg of young children firmly in place before and during injection to prevent injuries. In case of accidental injection, please seek immediate medical treatment.

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