The Child who Hides an Allergic Reaction
I hid allergic reactions as a child–and I’m not alone. I’ve deconstructed my memories of them in the hopes that we can better prepare our children. Read More …
Tag: epinephrine
Auvi-Q News, Sanofi to drop the Auvi-Q
When Sanofi recalled Auvi-Q last October, it would be fair to say that a lot of people were upset. Plenty of people preferred the Auvi-Q to the EpiPen, and it isn’t hard to see why. The Auvi-Q: Is smaller Is pocket-sized Talks to you We’ve never carried Auvi-Qs, but that didn’t stop our kids from Read More …
Auvi-Q Recall
Troubling news just in: ALL Auvi-Q autoinjectors currently issued are being voluntarily recalled by Sanofi because of potentially inaccurate dosing. Allergic individuals who have Auvi-Qs should still use them until a replacement can be obtained, but you should contact your doctor for a prescription for a different auto-injector as soon as possible. “The recall involves Read More …
Too, too many
Can anyone explain what it is about this time of year? Nearly a year ago, I was lamenting that I wanted to crawl back under a food allergy rock and not pay attention to all of the deaths that were happening, one on top of the other. Now, here we are in mid-October and we’ve Read More …
EpiPen4Schools
I recently came across this great program! Logo used with permission www.epipen4schools.com Here’s how it works: The program offers four FREE EpiPen® or EpiPen Jr® Auto-Injectors to qualifying public and private kindergarten, elementary, middle and high schools in the U.S. Requirements to qualify for this offer include having a valid prescription. The products are available in the Read More …
The Flu
I had half of what I thought was a really great post written for you today, and then all my plans were thrown out the window. Hubby and I had hoped to do some exciting stuff for our business too, but that also was thrown a curveball. Instead of doing the things we’d hoped, we Read More …