The pens are prescribed for people with severe, life-threatening allergies. Read more:
Patients who carry a certain type of adrenaline auto-injector pen are being told to contact their GP or pharmacy to swap to a new brand.
Emerade 300 and 500 microgram auto-injector pens, which treat anaphylaxis, are being recalled after some failed to deliver the dose of adrenaline.The Medicines and Healthcare products Regulatory Agency says users should ask for alternative brands. These include EpiPen or Jext. People are also advised to seek help on how to use the replacement pen.
Patients should return their Emerade pens only once they have received a replacement. It is estimated around 25,000 people may have one.Some of the main triggers of a severe allergic reaction or anaphylaxis requiring adrenaline injections include foods such as nuts and milk, medicines, insect stings and latex.
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