Adrenaline auto-injectors (AAIs)

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This guide aims to support pharmacists to recognise and manage a person presenting with an anaphylactic reaction.

It will also support you with prescribing and dispensing AAIs, administering adrenaline for the purpose of saving life in an emergency and supplying AAIs against requests from schools.

^{First Published: 6 September 2017

Reviewed: March 2025}

Sections on this page

Adrenaline
Anaphylaxis signs and symptoms
What to do in an emergency
Prescribing and dispensing AAIs
Counselling
Supply of spare AAIs for schools
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