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Parents ‘Not Confident’ Using EpiPen

November 6, 2007

An alarming number of parents admit they are not confident in using an adrenaline injection in an emergency to rescue their child from a severe allergic reaction. Prescriptions written for the auto-injector, known as an EpiPen, have skyrocketed 650-fold in the past eight years, far outstripping increasing allergy rates.
The Sydney Morning Herald