Epipen Latest News 13/11/2018

Revised - INTERIM PROTOCOL ON DISPENSING OF ADRENALINE AUTOINJECTORS, 150microgram applying from 5 November 2018 until further notification

Pharmacy and Dispensing Practice Q&A regarding EpiPen and EpiPen Junior Supply issue

Epipen Latest News 19/10/2018

EpiPen 150 Microgram Validation Protocol

AAI Q&As for Pharmacies and Dispensing Practices 16 10 2018

List of Jext AAIs with extended expiry dates

Epipen Latest News 15/10/2018

Adrenaline for anaphylaxis kits - a reminder to Health Care Professionals

Update: EpiPen and EpiPen Junior (adrenaline auto-injector devices) – Supply Disruption 15/10/2018

Letter to all patients/users of Junior Epipen (shared through GPs) 15/10/2018

The Department of Health and Social Care (DSHC) has clarified that although the expiry dates for the Epipen junior will not be extended, the following paragraph in the CAS alert (page 5) applies to all adrenaline auto injectors:

Whilst at present it is believed careful management of existing supply will avoid the need to use expired devices other than for batch numbers where it is known to be safe to do so, patients should be advised not to dispose of their expired devices until they have replaced them. This is because AAIs will not actively cause harm if used after expiry but they may be less effective at treating the anaphylactic episode as the potency of the adrenaline gradually reduces (and is also dependent on the conditions they were stored in). It is still preferable to use a device even if it has expired, rather than no device at all, if an in-date device is not available. 

Since the new Dorset CCG website has gone live, we are aware that some hyperlinks on the formulary are not behaving as expected. If you come across a broken hyperlink, please use the feedback tab on this website to let us know. We will then contact you with the information you require and fix the hyperlink. 

May 2018 MHRA Alert: Affected test strips, manufactured by Roche Diabetes Care, may give increased strip error messages prior to dosing with blood and in some cases may give false high or low readings, which may be hard to detect.  Affected lots include:

ACCU-CHEK AVIVA STRIPS (50s)

• 497392 

• 497391 

• 496915 

• 496809 

• 496802 

• 496807 

 
ACCU-CHEK AVIVA STRIPS (10s)

• 497344 

• 497392 
 
ACCU-CHEK PERFORMA STRIPS (10s)

• 476597 

• 476646 
 
Accu-Chek Performa Nano mmol Kit. [Please note that the FSN only applies to the pack of Performa 10 test strips contained within the kit]
 
• 10153116 

• 10153114

• 10153115

• 10153112 

• 10153111