Another option for life-threatening allergic reactions - Harvard Health Blog - Harvard Health Publishing

Another option for life-threatening allergic reactions - Harvard Health Blog - Harvard Health Publishing

Another option for life-threatening allergic reactions

POSTED JANUARY 08, 2018, 10:30 AM

Susan Farrell, MD, Contributing Editor

For some people, many foods, medicines, and bee stings mean life-threatening allergic reactions that require immediate treatment with injectable epinephrine. For many people, January means the start of a new drug deductible to be met. In June 2017 the FDA approved a new form of emergency epinephrine called Symjepi, which may be good news for people who must be prepared in the event of a life-threatening allergic reaction.