Preview

Epipen: Disposable Automatic Epinephrine Injector

Good Essays
Open Document
Open Document
122 Words
Grammar
Grammar
Plagiarism
Plagiarism
Writing
Writing
Score
Score
Epipen: Disposable Automatic Epinephrine Injector
Epipen is a disposable automatic epinephrine injector. Epinephrine is a chemical that is used in cases of anaphylaxis or severe allergic reactions. After injection, epinephrine relaxes the muscles to open the airways to and in the lungs for better breathing and reverses allergic effects such as wheezing, life threatening low blood pressure or severe itching.
Additional details
Epipen, which comes under different trademarks has been in used for over 25 years and has shown positive treatment to severe allergic reactions. Its simple design enables the administration of epinephrine to the patient. With a simple click, the needle penetrates the muscle and it is enough assurance that the required dosage is administered. However, it is advisable

You May Also Find These Documents Helpful

  • Satisfactory Essays

    Some checks and balances that should be put together at the physician’s office and at the pharmacy to ensure errors do not occur are: physician and pharmacy should always ask patients if they have any known allergies, patient should be considered allergic to all penicillin if allergic to any penicillin, and patient with penicillin allergies should wear a form of identification so that they are not inadvertently given penicillin in an emergency situation.…

    • 741 Words
    • 3 Pages
    Satisfactory Essays
  • Good Essays

    Chapter 37 Bronchodilators and Respiratory Drugs A. Diseases of the Lower Respiratory Tract * COPD * Asthma * Emphysema *…

    • 5705 Words
    • 23 Pages
    Good Essays
  • Good Essays

    Unit 4222-616 Answers

    • 1020 Words
    • 5 Pages

    This involves giving an injection which may only be carried out by a trained nurse or a doctor…

    • 1020 Words
    • 5 Pages
    Good Essays
  • Good Essays

    An electronic health record, or EHR makes creating, updating, and maintaining medication information more efficient. Using EHR’s can update medication information immediately, so that a provider knows not to prescribe a conflicting medication. EHR’s also give all providers access to any medication allergies a patient might have, preventing any medication conflictions. EHR’s transmit prescription information electronically, thus preventing the age old problem of reading a doctor’s hand writing. This lowers the risk of potential errors between a physician and a pharmacist, this also prevents a patient from losing or altering a paper prescription. EHR’s help a physician know a patients history of medications and can help a physician and patient decide what has worked in the past for an existing conditions. Many patients take multiple…

    • 512 Words
    • 3 Pages
    Good Essays
  • Powerful Essays

    Unit 4222 616

    • 1668 Words
    • 6 Pages

    Common side effects rashes, headaches, anaphylactic shock, GID Gastro intestinal disturbance i.e. sickness. Analgesic - Pain relief: paracetamol…

    • 1668 Words
    • 6 Pages
    Powerful Essays
  • Good Essays

    Medication administration is one of the most serious activities and of greater responsibility of Nursing. In order to implement it, one should require competence, knowledge, skills and application of scientific principles as regards the preparation, the administration routes and the adverse events. This paper was aimed at performing a bibliographic review about medication administration by means of direct parenteral route, as regards the application area, the material to be used and the technique described in the literature. The methodology used was the exploratory, selective, analytical and interpretive search and reading of papers published in scientific journals by considering the intradermal, subcutaneous, intramuscular and intravenous…

    • 136 Words
    • 1 Page
    Good Essays
  • Satisfactory Essays

    Paracetamol - Helps with mild pain, e.g. headaches or toothaches and can control fevers. Side effects include rashes or swelling, liver and kidney damage- from an overdose and low blood pressure when given in hospital by infusion.…

    • 243 Words
    • 1 Page
    Satisfactory Essays
  • Satisfactory Essays

    The Epinephrine Case

    • 237 Words
    • 1 Page

    While researching about the Epipen, I obtained an abundance of information and I learned that an EpiPen saves lives. Epinephrine is the life saving drug inside the EpiPen that saves the life of any persons suffering from an extreme allergic reaction. The EpiPen has been bought by a new company that has jacked up the prices. Therefore, this company is leaving many families with the hardship to try and obtain this life saving drug without affecting their financial budget. The company claims to be only making a small profit, but in reality they could still be making a profit while selling the drug at a reasonable cost. To find this information I used my high school's website database. My goal in this paper is to show why the prices of the…

    • 237 Words
    • 1 Page
    Satisfactory Essays
  • Better Essays

    References: Apfel, C., Turan, A., Souza, K., Pergolizzi, J., & Hornuss, C. (2013). Intravenous acetaminophen…

    • 926 Words
    • 4 Pages
    Better Essays
  • Powerful Essays

    Used to treat a variety of allergy symptoms. It works by blocking the action of histamine receptors in the body, which prevents the immune system reactions that cause allergy symptoms.…

    • 1544 Words
    • 7 Pages
    Powerful Essays
  • Good Essays

    Patient E.O.

    • 423 Words
    • 2 Pages

    Being that E.O has never been prescribed penicillin; her healthcare provider is concerned that she may be allergic to the antibiotic. Penicillin is an antibiotic that is used to treat many bacterial infections in the body. People with asthma and a history of any type of allergy should be monitored very closely when taking penicillin for the first time and should be given the right dose to safely take the antibiotic. An allergic reaction to penicillin can range from a simple rash to a life threatening condition known as anaphylaxis. If allergic to penicillin, E.O’s healthcare provider is mainly concerned that she might develop an anaphylactic shock, which may become fatal if the condition is not treated immediately.…

    • 423 Words
    • 2 Pages
    Good Essays
  • Powerful Essays

    |Paracetamol |Pain relief for mild to moderate pain |Side effects are rare but can include – rashes,|…

    • 2042 Words
    • 9 Pages
    Powerful Essays
  • Powerful Essays

    Antihistamines:- antihistamines are medication which are used to relieve the symptoms of allergies. Antihistamines work by blocking the chemical release which happens when the body is allergic to something. Antihistamines are most commonly found in Piriton which is commonly used for hay fever symptoms. Antihistamines can be taken in oral or inhalation form using a nasal spray. The oral form targets itching, runny nose and sneezing, the nasal spray works on congestion, itching and runny nose.…

    • 3026 Words
    • 13 Pages
    Powerful Essays
  • Good Essays

    Paracetamol- usually prescribed as 500mg tablets and used to relieve symptoms of mild to moderate pain and can also be used to reduce body temperature during fever. Potential side effects can include; rashes and blood disorders although these are rare.…

    • 928 Words
    • 3 Pages
    Good Essays
  • Good Essays

    2. What is the initial action of the nurse when preparing the epinephrine injection from an ampule?…

    • 10899 Words
    • 44 Pages
    Good Essays