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Adrenaline/epinephrine

Indications

  • Cardiopulmonary resuscitation (specialist use only)
  • Acute hypotension
  • Emergency treatment of acute anaphylaxis (under expert supervision)
  • Refractory anaphylaxis [persistent symptoms despite at least 2 appropriate doses of intramuscular adrenaline/epinephrine] (specialist use only)
  • Control of bradycardia in patients with arrhythmias after myocardial infarction, if there is a risk of asystole, or if the patient is unstable and has failed to respond to atropine

+ 2 more indications in the full monograph

Safety Information

🤰Pregnancy guidance available
🤱Breastfeeding guidance available
🫘Renal impairment guidance
⚠️Requires renal dose adjustment

Cautions

/epinephrine Arteriosclerosis (in adults); arrhythmias; cerebrovascular disease; cor pulmonale; diabetes mellitus; elderly (in adults); hypercalcaemia; hyperreflexia; hypertension; hyperthyroidism; hy...

Side Effects

/epinephrine General side-effects: Rare or very rare Cardiomyopathy Frequency not known Angina pectoris; angle closure glaucoma; anxiety; appetite decreased; arrhythmias; asthenia; CNS haemorrhage; co...

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Source: MedNext Audited Proprietary Dataset

Last reviewed: 2026

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