Epipen Information

You can order a Trainer Pen (a replica with no needle or medication) from the Epipen website: www.epipen.co.uk     Phone: 01488 686016

The cost of the Trainer Pen is £7.50 and with this you will receive literature and instructions.

You can also buy a Training Kit costing £12.95 and this contains a Trainer Pen (a replica with no needle or medication) and you can use this to practice the correct technique.   You also get a robust carry cast that can hold two Epipens and this can be attached to a belt or placed in a handbag or school bag.  This also comes with instructions about recognizing the signs and symptoms of anaphylaxis and how and when to administer the Epipen.

If you are prescribed an Epipen by your doctor, remember you can register this at the Epipen website www.epipen.co.uk and they will remind you when it is going out of date. This gives you time to reorder a new prescription from your GP.

Please ask your GP or Health Centre to order the Trainer Pen and information for your Health Centre.  Some do not have the information and people are sometimes prescribed an Epipen and no training is given on how to use it.

Anyone likely to have to inject be it the person themselves or any other person please have them practice with the Trainer Pen.  It can be very daunting the first few times using an Epipen.  It is a thick needle and takes quite a bit of pressure injecting when you are having an attack.

In case of overdose or accidental injection with the Epipen (especially accidental injection into the fingers or thumb) you should seek immediate medical help, as this may result in a rise in blood pressure and loss of blood flow to the area accidentally injected.  This will need to be monitored in a hospital.

Some people are prescribed an Anapen. These are used slightly differently www.anapen.co.uk

Containers can also be purchased to carry Epipens.   Details and prices at: www.yellowcros.co.uk/catalogue   or Phone: 01252 820321

There is also a lot of information at the Anaphylaxis Campaign Website: www.anaphylaxis.org.uk/  Phone: 01252 542029

A Training Video can be requested  from them for schools.  There is also  pre school, parents, students and teachers information and a lot more. Certainly worth having a look

Irene