Epinephrine, also known as adrenaline, is a hormone and neurotransmitter and produced by the adrenal glands that can also be used as a drug due to its various important functions. Though it has long been used in the treatment of hypersensitivity reactions, epinephrine in the auto-injector form (EpiPen) has been available since 1987 in the USA. Many new produ...
Epinephrine injection is indicated in the emergency treatment of type I allergic reactions, including anaphylaxis. It is also used to increase mean arterial blood pressure in adult patients with hypotension associated with septic shock.
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Health Sciences North Research Institute, Sudbury, Ontario, Canada
Wake Forest University Baptist Medical Center, Winston-Salem, North Carolina, United States
Wake Forest University Baptist Medical Center, Winston-Salem, North Carolina, United States
Women's College Hospital, Toronto, Ontario, Canada
Fondazione IRCCS Ca' Granda - Ospedale Maggiore Policlinico; Via F. Sforza 35, Milano, Italy
Faculdade de Odontologia da USP, Sao Paulo, SP, Brazil
Kirurgisk Klinikk-Anestesi, Haugesund, Rogaland, Norway
Steadman Hawkins Clinic of the Carolinas - Greenville Health System, Greenville, South Carolina, United States
Steadman Hawkins Clinic of the Carolinas - Greenville Health System, Greenville, South Carolina, United States
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