The pharmacokinetics of epinephrine/adrenaline autoinjectors

Abstract Background For a century, epinephrine has been the drug of choice for acute treatment of systemic allergic reactions/anaphylaxis. For 40 years, autoinjectors have been used for the treatment of anaphylaxis. Over the last 20 years, intramuscular epinephrine injected into the thigh has been r...

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Main Authors: Sten Dreborg, Harold Kim
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: BMC 2021-03-01
Series:Allergy, Asthma & Clinical Immunology
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Online Access:https://doi.org/10.1186/s13223-021-00511-y