EpiPens can be bought online in packs of either 1 or 2 pens. You will be required to complete an assessment as part of a free and confidential appointment with one of the Click Pharmacy doctors. This ensures that an Epipen is right for your medical situation and upon completion, you will be prescribed the EpiPen after which you can purchase your medication.

Adrenalin is supplied in a pen-shaped applicator with an enclosed needle. To administer the epinephrine, the EpiPen should be jabbed into your mid-outer thigh muscle, through clothes if necessary, until it clicks. It should be held in place here for a slow count to 3. Continue to hold the pen in place for 3 further seconds to ensure the full dose is delivered and once the auto-injector is removed, the injected area should be massaged for at least 10 seconds. For more detailed instructions on how to take this medicine, follow the guidelines that come with your device.

After a more severe allergic reaction, it may be necessary for a patient to be administered with more than one shot of epinephrine, five to fifteen minutes after the first. As such, if you have been prescribed the use of an EpiPen it is often advised that you ensure you have access to two pens for such an occurrence.

When you experience anaphylactic shock the chemicals which flood into your system in response to the allergen causes the blood pressure to drop and the airways to narrow which can block your ability to breathe. The adrenalin administered via the EpiPen works to counteract this potentially fatal reaction by first constricting blood vessels to reduce swelling and increase blood pressure. It also relaxes the lungs and throat making it easier to breathe and finally, it stops any further release of chemicals causing the reaction to help stop the reaction from continuing.

So as to ensure you receive the full benefit of your epinephrine upon administration it is crucial your EpiPen is stored correctly. The following are recommendations as to how to optimally store your medication:

• do not refrigerate and store at room temperature
• keep away from sunlight
• do not store in a car during hot or cold weather
• keep the EpiPen in its carrier tube
• keep away from water
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