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Epinephrine
Essential medicine status
Section:
12. Cardiovascular medicines 12.2. Antiarrhythmic medicines
ATC codes: C01CA24
Indication
Cardiac arrest ICD11 code: ME82.Z
INN
Epinephrine
Medicine type
Biological agent
List type
Core
Formulations
Parenteral > General injections > IV: 100 µg per mL in 10 mL ampoule (as acid tartrate or hydrochloride)
EML status history
First added in 1997 (TRS 882)
Changed in 2003 (TRS 920)
Changed in 2007 (TRS 946)
Sex
All
Age
Adolescents and adults
Therapeutic alternatives
The recommendation is for this specific medicine
Patent information
Patents have expired in most jurisdictions
Wikipedia
Epinephrine
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Epinephrine
Summary of evidence and Expert Committee recommendations
The Expert Committee recommended the listing of epinephrine be amended to reflect the correct dosage and strength: 100 micrograms/mL in 10 mL ampoules.