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Epinephrine
Essential medicine status
Section:
3. Antiallergics and medicines used in anaphylaxis
ATC codes: C01CA24
EMLc
Indication
Anaphylaxis ICD11 code: 4A84.Z
INN
Epinephrine
Medicine type
Biological agent
List type
Core (EML)
(EMLc)
Formulations
Parenteral > General injections > unspecified: 1 mg in 1 mL ampoule (as hydrochloride or hydrogen tartrate)
EML status history
First added in 1979 (TRS 641)
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
DrugBank
Epinephrine
Summary of evidence and Expert Committee recommendations
The EMLc Subcommittee endorsed epinephrine as essential for treatment of anaphylaxis in children and it was included on the core list of the EMLc in 2007.