International recommendations on epinephrine auto-injector doses often differ from standard weight-based guidance: a review and clinical proposals.

Sten Dreborg Graham Walter Harold Kim

Published in: Allergy, asthma, and clinical immunology : official journal of the Canadian Society of Allergy and Clinical Immunology (2022)

We suggest prescribing more appropriate doses of epinephrine auto-injectors based on weight-based recommendations. There may be some exceptions, such as for patients with heart disease. We hypothesize that these recommendations will lead to improved outcomes of anaphylaxis.

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