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So many TV shows/movies depict the Epi Pen as a total solution for anaphylaxis...it's not. The Epi Pen gives you 30 minutes to get to a hospital where they can save your life. TV makes it look like you just have to use the Epi Pen and then the crisis is over. Do people without allergies or a loved one with allergies know that an Epi Pen only buys you time? The more I see this on TV the more I worry...

**Maybe you should reblog this because I'm actually worried that most people don't know.

Omg so much this! I have to use my epipens about three times a year and my doctor recommends I shoot both of them in my thigh and then call an ambulance! They are a STABILISER not a cure!!

EPI and NARCAN are both stabilizers.

After use, you STILL need to go to HOSPITAL!!!

Being a pharmacy technician, yes, this is very common and yes, the directions by default do tell patients or anyone administering either one to call 911 and seek emergency help.

DO make sure you tell the emergency personnel that an Epi-Pen has been administered. Their protocol is to administer epinephrine upon arrival in cases of anaphylaxis and they NEED to know if you’ve already received a dose. You CAN induce a cardiac event with an overdose of epinephrine.

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