As kids head back to school, it’s a good time to review how to administer your food-allergic kid’s emergency epinephrine. Dr. Lai, who has two young adults who grew up with food allergies, and Dr. Kardos offer these hints:
-Double check to make sure the medication has not expired. Also, make sure you are giving the school medication that does not expire in the middle of the school year.Double check to make sure the medication has not expired. Also, make sure you are giving the school medication that does not expire in the middle of the school year.
-What about antihistamine or asthma medications? Yes, go ahead and send them in with your child, but remember, only epinephrine can reverse the life-threatening symptoms of an anaphylaxis. Other medicines like antihistamines cannot stop the reaction.
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