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Adrenaline/epinephrine

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2 brand names

Indications

  • Cardiopulmonary resuscitation (specialist use only) for adrenaline/epinephrine
  • Acute hypotension for adrenaline/epinephrine
  • Croup (when not effectively controlled with corticosteroid treatment) for adrenaline/epinephrine
  • Emergency treatment of acute anaphylaxis (under expert supervision) for adrenaline/epinephrine
  • Refractory anaphylaxis [persistent symptoms despite at least 2 appropriate doses of intramuscular adrenaline/epinephrine] (specialist use only) for adrenaline/epinephrine

+ 4 more indications in the full monograph

Safety Information

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

Cautions

/epinephrine Arrhythmias; cerebrovascular disease; cor pulmonale; diabetes mellitus; hypercalcaemia; hyperreflexia; hypertension; hyperthyroidism; hypokalaemia; ischaemic heart disease; obstructive ca...

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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Brand Names

EpiPen(IN, PK, SA, AE, EG, ZA, NG)Adrenaline(IN)
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Source: MedNext Audited Proprietary Dataset

Last reviewed: 2026

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