{"id":7631,"date":"2018-09-29T18:39:35","date_gmt":"2018-09-29T17:39:35","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/blog.protrainings.eu\/?p=7631"},"modified":"2018-09-29T18:39:35","modified_gmt":"2018-09-29T17:39:35","slug":"epipen-shortage-is-nuts","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.protrainings.uk\/blog\/epipen-shortage-is-nuts\/","title":{"rendered":"EpiPen\u00ae shortage is nuts!"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.protrainings.uk\/blog\/epipen-shortage-is-nuts\/shutterstock_593894324\/\" rel=\"attachment wp-att-7632\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignleft wp-image-7632\" src=\"https:\/\/www.protrainings.uk\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/09\/shutterstock_593894324.jpg\" alt=\"anaphylaxis \" width=\"500\" height=\"143\" \/><\/a>A life-saving device which helps to counter <a href=\"https:\/\/www.proanaphylaxis.co.uk\/en\/course_details\">anaphylaxis<\/a> is running out of stock in the UK.\u00a0 Owners are being told not to throw out their out-of-date devices because they may not be able to get their hands on new ones&#8230;<img decoding=\"async\" class=\"Emoji\" title=\":flushed:\" src=\"data:image\/png;base64,iVBORw0KGgoAAAANSUhEUgAAAAEAAAABCAQAAAC1HAwCAAAAC0lEQVR42mNgYAAAAAMAASsJTYQAAAAASUVORK5CYII=\" alt=\"?\" \/><br \/>\n<!--more--><br \/>\nAllergy-sufferers are now being told that they can use their EpiPens\u00ae even after they\u2019ve expired, for up to 4 months! The injection has a 12-month use-by date, but this change could see the life of devices being extended to 16 months until stocks arrive at UK shores.<\/p>\n<p>The government is apparently working to solve the supply issue with the manufacturer of the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.protrainings.uk\/blog\/epinephrine-auto-injector-needle-length-report-published\/\">auto-injector<\/a>, which is the most widely used device of its kind.<\/p>\n<p>Most <a href=\"https:\/\/www.proanaphylaxis.co.uk\/en\/training_video\/epipen2\">EpiPen<\/a>\u00ae owners carry two of them around at all times, ready to counter the severe reactions they face when coming into contact with a variety of allergens including nuts, fish, seafood and fruits.<\/p>\n<p>The shortage has pushed some doctors to prescribe alternative auto-injectors, and the extra demand has led to dwindling supplies of similar devices produced by other brands.<\/p>\n<p>Have you been affected? Let us know!\u00a0 support@protrainings.uk<\/p>\n<p>For information on Anaphylaxis\u00a0training visit our <a href=\"https:\/\/www.proanaphylaxis.co.uk\/\">Anaphylaxis\u00a0training<\/a> site<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>A life-saving device which helps to counter anaphylaxis is running out of stock in the UK.\u00a0 Owners are being told not to throw out their out-of-date devices because they may not be able to get their hands on new ones&#8230;<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[11,14,9],"tags":[210],"class_list":["post-7631","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-all-courses","category-online-learning","category-protrainings-eu","tag-anaphylaxis"],"blocksy_meta":[],"yoast_head":"<!-- This site is optimized with the Yoast SEO plugin v27.4 - https:\/\/yoast.com\/product\/yoast-seo-wordpress\/ -->\n<title>EpiPen\u00ae shortage is nuts! 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