Drugs
- Brand: AdrenalinGeneric: Epinephrine
- Brand: Epinephrine AutoinjectorGeneric: Epinephrine Injection
- Brand: AdrenaclickGeneric: Epinephrine Injection, USP Auto-injector
- Brand: Ana-KitGeneric: Epinephrine, Chlorpheniramine
- Brand: ArticadentGeneric: Articaine HCl and Epinephrine Injection
- Brand: Auvi-QGeneric: Epinephrine Injection
- Brand: Citanest Forte DentalGeneric: Prilocaine HCl and Epinephrine Injection
- Brand: EpipenGeneric: Epinephrine Auto Injector
- Brand: LevophedGeneric: Norepinephrine Bitartrate
- Brand: Lignospan ForteGeneric: Lidocaine HCl 2% and Epinephrine for Injection
- Brand: Lignospan StandardGeneric: Lidocaine HCl 2% and Epinephrine Injection
- Brand: LixtraxenGeneric: Lidocaine Hydrochloride and Epinephrine Injection
- Brand: MarcaineGeneric: Bupivacaine Hydrochloride and Epinephrine Injection
- Brand: Marvona SuikGeneric: Bupivacaine Hydrochloride and Epinephrine Injection
- Brand: OrablocGeneric: Articaine HCl and Epinephrine Injection
- Brand: Primatene MistGeneric: Epinephrine for Inhalation
- Brand: SeptocaineGeneric: Articane HCl and Epinephrine Injection
- Brand: SymjepiGeneric: Epinephrine Injection
- Brand: UltacanGeneric: Articaine HCl and Epinephrine for Injection
- Brand: XylocaineGeneric: lidocaine HCl and epinephrine
- Brand: GrastekGeneric: Timothy Grass Pollen Allergen Extract Tablets
- Brand: RagwitekGeneric: Short Ragweed Pollen Allergen Extract Tablets
- Brand: OdactraGeneric: Dermatophagoides Farinae and Dermatophagoides Pteronyssinus
- Brand: OralairGeneric: Sweet Vernal, Orchard, Perennial Rye, Timothy, and Kentucky Blue Grass Mixed Pollens Allergen Extract Sublingual Tablets
- Brand: PropineGeneric: Dipivefrin
- Brand: SensorcaineGeneric: Bupivacaine HCI Injections
- Brand: DuranestGeneric: Etidocaine HCl
- Brand: PalynziqGeneric: Pegvaliase-pqpz Injection, for Subcutaneous Use
- Brand: XylocaineGeneric: Lidocaine
- Brand: EthraneGeneric: Enflurane
- Brand: NesacaineGeneric: Chloroprocaine
- Brand: CarbocaineGeneric: Mepivacaine
- Brand: NaropinGeneric: Ropivacaine Hcl
- Brand: IsuprelGeneric: Isoproterenol
- Brand: DibenzylineGeneric: Phenoxybenzamine
- Brand: House Dust Mite InjectionGeneric: Dermatophagoides Pteronyssinus
- Brand: Entex LaGeneric: Guaifenesin and Phenylephrine
- Brand: InapsineGeneric: Droperidol
- Brand: ScandonestGeneric: Mepivacaine Hydrochloride Injection
- Brand: RowasaGeneric: Mesalamine Rectal Suspension Enema
- Brand: Promethazine HClGeneric: Promethazine Hydrochloride
- Brand: Promethazine HCl InjectionGeneric: Promethazine Hydrochloride Injection
- Brand: Generic:
- Brand: Insect Allergenic ExtractsGeneric: Ant, Fly, Cockroach, and Mosquito Allergenic Extracts
- Brand: TorecanGeneric: Thiethylperazine
- Brand: Promethazine HCl SuppositoriesGeneric: Promethazine Hydrochloride Suppositories
- Brand: Promethazine HCl SyrupGeneric: Promethazine Hydrochloride Syrup Plain
- Brand: Sufenta Generic: Sufentanil Citrate Injection
- Brand: DepoDurGeneric: Morphine Sulfate XR Liposome Injection
- Brand: PhenerganGeneric: Promethazine
- Brand: Promethazine HCl and Dextromethorphan Hydrobromide SyrupGeneric: Promethazine and Dextromethorphan
- Brand: Phenergan-CodeineGeneric: Codeine Phosphate and Promethazine HCl
- Brand: OraVerseGeneric: Phentolamine Mesylate Injection
- Brand: ViskenGeneric: Pindolol
- Brand: ComtanGeneric: Entacapone
- Brand: DutoprolGeneric: Metroprolol
- Brand: Greer Mite ExtractGeneric: Dermatophagoides Farinae and/or Dermatophagoides Pteronyssinus
- Brand: Inderal XLGeneric: Inderal XL Propranolol Hydrochloride Capsules
- Brand: InnoPran XLGeneric: Propranolol Hydrochloride
- Brand: GopreltoGeneric: Cocaine Hydrochloride Nasal Solution
- Brand: Terbutaline SulfateGeneric: Terbutaline Sulfate
- Brand: TrentalGeneric: Pentoxifylline
- Brand: Phospholine IodideGeneric: Echothiophate Iodide for Ophthalmic Solution
- Brand: VumonGeneric: Teniposide
- Brand: CorgardGeneric: Nadolol
- Brand: ProbuphineGeneric: Buprenorphine Implant
- Brand: Inderal LAGeneric: Propranolol
- Brand: AmphadaseGeneric: Hyaluronidase Injection
- Brand: Lopressor HCTGeneric: Metoprolol Tartrate and Hydochlorothiazide
- Brand: Betapace AFGeneric: Sotalol Hcl
- Brand: CorzideGeneric: Nadolol and Bendroflumethiazide
- Brand: SorineGeneric: Sotalol Hydrochloride Tablets, USP
- Brand: TrandateGeneric: Labetalol
Slideshows, Images, and Quizzes
Preparing for Severe Allergies at SchoolSource: OnHealth Optimized
Help your child manage and prepare for severe allergies at school. Protect your child from food allergies, insect stings, and more. Learn how to set up an action plan for allergies at school.
Dangerous Allergies: Anaphylaxis and Life-Threatening Allergy TriggersSource: OnHealth Optimized
Common allergy triggers may provoke anaphylaxis. Hives, tongue swelling, face swelling, rashes, low blood pressure, rapid and weak pulse and difficulty breathing are just a few symptoms that occur with anaphylaxis.
Diseases, Conditions, and Procedures
- Asthma: Over the Counter TreatmentSource: MedicineNet
Get a list of over-the-counter medications used to treat asthma. Learn about asthma symptoms, and get information about medications containing ephedrine and other active ingredients to treat mild asthma symptoms.
- AnaphylaxisSource: MedicineNet
Read about anaphylaxis and how it differs from an allergic reaction. Learn about shock, symptoms, treatment, diagnosis, causes (insect stings, latex allergy, food allergy, medication allergy), COVID vaccine, and prevention.
- Insect Sting AllergiesSource: MedicineNet
Learn more about insect sting allergies, including symptoms, risk factors, diagnosis, types of reactions, treatments, avoidance, management, and immunity. Stings from bees, yellow jackets, wasps, fire ants, and hornets may cause allergic reactions.
- Peanut AllergySource: MedicineNet
Peanut allergy signs and symptoms and include rash, hives, redness, and itching. Severe reactions may cause difficulty breathing, nausea, decreased blood pressure, lightheadedness, and behavioral changes. People with a peanut allergy should carry an epinephrine auto-injector with them at all times.
- Bee and Wasp StingSource: MedicineNet
How to treat bee and wasp stings, home remedies, swelling, infection, and more. Learn how to recognize an allergic reaction to a sting from a bumblebee, honey bee, hornet, or yellow jacket.
- Allergy (Allergies)Source: MedicineNet
Read about allergy treatment, symptoms, testing, shots, and medicine. Learn about the types of allergies (asthma, allergic rhinitis, seasonal, conjunctivitis, eczema, anaphylaxis, hives) causes, risk factors, and more.
- Shock (Medical)Source: MedicineNet
What is shock? A life-threatening condition with symptoms like low blood pressure, weakness, shallow breathing, clammy skin, fainting, anxiety, confusion, and chest pain. Learn about causes, types, and treatment.
- Food AllergySource: MedicineNet
The 8 most common food allergies are to eggs, nuts, milk, peanuts, fish, shellfish, strawberries, and tomatoes. Symptoms and signs of a food allergy include nausea, vomiting, diarrhea, abdominal pain, itching, hives, eczema, asthma, lightheadedness, and anaphylaxis. A food allergy is diagnosed using skin tests, RAST, and ELISA tests. An Epipen may be necessary for severe food allergies.
- StressSource: MedicineNet
Stress is a normal part of life, but chronic or severe stress can be harmful to your health. Learn what happens in your body when you are stressed and how you can manage your response.
- Are Hives (Urticaria) Contagious?Source: MedicineNet
Learn whether hives (urticaria) are contagious. Plus, find out how hives spread, and discover when to seek medical care for hives.
- Latex AllergySource: MedicineNet
Learn about latex allergy symptoms, who is at risk, treatment, and how latex allergies are detected. Plus, get a list of common items that contain latex.
Health News
- AAP Updates Guidance on Epinephrine Use for AnaphylaxisSource: WebMD Health News
The American Academy of Pediatrics (AAP) confirms in a new report that epinephrine is the medication of choice for the first-aid treatment of anaphylaxis and updates a 2007 report on how it should be used most effectively.
- Epinephrine Autoinjector Shortage Predicted After RecallSource: FDA
An estimated half a million epinephrine autoinjectors are coming off the market. The US Food and Drug Administration (FDA) is advising patients to call their doctor for an alternative, but some say there won't be enough supply to meet the demand.
- FDA Approves New Epinephrine Prefilled SyringeSource: RxList
The US Food and Drug Administration (FDA) has approved an epinephrine prefilled syringe (Symjepi, Adamis Pharmaceuticals) for the emergency treatment of allergic reactions (type I), including anaphylaxis, the company has announced.
- Sanofi US Recalls All Auvi-Q Epinephrine InjectionSource: BIOS eMedicineHealth
Use of sodium-glucose cotransporter-2 inhibitor (SGLT2) drugs should continue in patients with diabetes, in line with current recommendations, conclude the American Association of Clinical Endocrinologists (AACE) and the American College of Endocrinology (ACE), in response to recent concerns from regulators about their safety.
- Kids With Food Allergies May Need 2 EpiPensSource: WebMD Health News
Read about how children with severe food allergies should carry two doses of self-injectable epinephrine instead of just one on RxList.com
- EpiPen Price Hikes: What to KnowSource: WebMD Health News
The price of the EpiPen, which treats severe allergic reactions, has gone up sixfold in recent years. It can cost as much as $700 for a pack of two auto-injectors before insurance. Parents of children with food allergies in particular are up in arms, and the increase has drawn the ire of some federal lawmakers.
- Did Mylan Oversell EpiPen, or Fill an Unmet Need?Source: WebMD Health News
After Mylan Pharmaceuticals acquired the EpiPen business, not only did the price rise exponentially, but the number of prescriptions shot up as well, more than doubling in a 7-year period for Medicare beneficiaries alone. Members of Congress — who have already been pressuring Mylan on its pricing of the epinephrine autoinjectors — are now also looking into whether the company inappropriately promoted the EpiPen, creating a need where perhaps there was none.
- Auvi-Q Returning to Market in 2017Source: WebMD Health News
Another life-saving allergy drug dispenser may be available for sale early next year.
- Mylan CEO Grilled by Lawmakers Over EpiPen PricingSource: WebMD Health News
Despite a withering 4-plus hours of questioning by members of a congressional committee yesterday, Mylan CEO Heather Bresch did not give a direct answer as to why the company had substantially and consistently raised the price of its EpiPen over the past 8 years.
- FDA Extends Some EpiPen Expiration Dates to Fight ShortagesSource: WebMD Health News
In a move meant to help ease shortages of EpiPen (epinephrine) autoinjectors, the US Food and Drug Administration (FDA) has extended by 4 months the expiration date of specific lots of 0.3-mg products marketed by Mylan and the authorized generic version, manufactured by Meridian Medical Technologies.
- Manufacturing Snags Contribute to Pfizer Drug ShortagesSource: WebMD Health News
Manufacturing snags at Hospira, a unit of Pfizer, are helping create shortages of a wide range of injectable drugs, some of which have been voluntarily recalled by the company, the US Food and Drug Administration (FDA) announced yesterday.
- CGM May Improve Hypoglycemia Awareness in Type 1 DiabetesSource: WebMD Health News
Continuous glucose monitoring (CGM) may improve awareness and reduce the risk for severe hypoglycemia in patients with longstanding type 1 diabetes.
- FDA to Primatene Users: Get Asthma Prescription NowSource: WebMD Health News
Learn about FDA's removal of the Primatene Mist inhaler on the OTC market on RxList.com.
- Got Hay Fever? New Tablets vs. Allergy ShotsSource: WebMD Health News
Find expert analysis of newly approved hay fever tablets versus allergy shots for symptoms relief.
- Immunotherapy Showing Promise for Wheat AllergySource: WebMD Health News
After consuming small amounts of wheat protein, some people with wheat allergy can become desensitized, according to new research.