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Epinephrine
Essential medicine status
Section:
25. Medicines acting on the respiratory tract 25.1. Antiasthmatic and medicines for chronic obstructive pulmonary disease
ATC codes: C01CA24
EMLc
Indication
Asthma ICD11 code: CA23
INN
Epinephrine
Medicine type
Biological agent
List type
Core (EML)
(EMLc)
Formulations
Parenteral > General injections > unspecified: 1 mg per mL in ampoule (as hydrochloride or hydrogen tartrate)
EML status history
First added in 1977 (TRS 615)
Changed in 1979 (TRS 641)
Changed in 1993 (TRS 850)
Changed in 2003 (TRS 920)
Changed in 2007 (TRS 950)
Sex
All
Age
Also recommended for children
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 EMLc Subcommittee endorsed the inclusion of epinephrine (adrenaline) on the core list of the EMLc for use in the treatment of asthma.