DrugAlternative line
Epinephrine autoinjector
Adrenergic agonist — emergency anaphylaxis treatment
- Response rate
- Life-saving in anaphylaxis
- Onset
- Minutes
- Route
- IM autoinjector (0.3mg)
- Line
- Alternative
- IgM effect
- N/A
- Evidence level
- green
Evidence summary
All SM patients should carry at least one epinephrine autoinjector. Essential for emergency treatment of anaphylaxis, which occurs at 7.2x the rate of the general population. Reverses vasodilation, bronchospasm, and airway edema.