Acute anaphylaxis

Active Ingredient: Epinephrine

Indication for Epinephrine

Population group: only adults (18 years old or older)

For this indication, competent medicine agencies globally authorize below treatments:

0.05 mg repeated according to response

Route of admnistration

Intravenous

Defined daily dose

0.05 - 0.05 mg

Dosage regimen

From 0.05 To 0.05 mg once every day

Detailed description

Titrate using intravenous boluses of 0.5 ml 1:10,000 solution (0.05 mg) according to response.

1 mg repeated according to response

Route of admnistration

Intramuscular

Defined daily dose

1 - 1 mg

Dosage regimen

From 1 To 1 mg once every day

Detailed description

For intramuscular administration, a 1 mg/ml (1:1000) solution should be used.

Active ingredient

Epinephrine

Epinephrine is a direct acting sympathomimetic agent, which exerts effects on both α and β adrenoceptors. It has more pronounced effects on β than on α adrenoceptors, although α effects prevail at high doses. The effects of adrenaline include increased rate and force of cardiac contraction, cutaneous vasoconstriction and broncho-dilatation.

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