auto-injector
noun
au·to-in·ject·or
ˌȯ-tō-in-ˈjek-tər 
variants
or less commonly autoinjector
medical
: a device for injecting oneself with a single, preloaded dose of a drug that typically consists of a spring-loaded syringe activated when the device is pushed firmly against the body
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Advertisement Additionally, Eli Lilly started offering single-dose vials — instead of auto-injector pens — of its two lowest doses of Zepbound for $399 and $549 a month, respectively.
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Bruce Gil, Quartz, 9 Oct. 2024
If available, use an epinephrine auto-injector (EpiPen) to administer epinephrine to the symptomatic person's thigh as soon as possible.
—Daniel More, Verywell Health, 19 Sep. 2024
Currently, 52% of adults with food allergies are prescribed an EpiPen, and 36% believe the auto-injector can cause life-threatening effects.
—Nick Blackmer, Verywell Health, 14 Aug. 2024
Epinephrine Patients at risk of severe allergic reactions or anaphylaxis are often prescribed an epinephrine auto-injector (EpiPen) for emergency use.
—Sarah Jividen, Verywell Health, 11 July 2024
Colorado set a $60 limit on out-of-pocket costs for a two-pack of epinephrine auto-injectors starting this year, but some patients reported pharmacies wouldn’t sell them for that price.
—Meg Wingerter, The Denver Post, 12 June 2024
For nearly 20 years, drug companies have asked the Food and Drug Administration for guidance on listing patents for drug-and-device combination products, such as asthma inhalers and auto-injectors for diabetes treatments, in an obscure, but highly important agency registry.
—Ed Silverman, STAT, 13 May 2024
In those cases, the only way to prevent allergic reactions is to avoid milk and products that contain milk or milk proteins, the Mayo Clinic says, adding that people with milk allergies should have epinephrine auto-injectors, known as EpiPens, on hand in case of accidental ingestion.
—Elizabeth Chuck, NBC News, 5 Feb. 2024
Even though epinephrine is the only effective treatment for anaphylaxis, only 52% of food allergy patients have been prescribed auto-injectors, according to a 2022 study published in the Annals of Allergy, Asthma, & Immunology.
—Eleanor Garrow-Holding, STAT, 29 Dec. 2023
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Bruce Gil, Quartz, 9 Oct. 2024
If available, use an epinephrine auto-injector (EpiPen) to administer epinephrine to the symptomatic person's thigh as soon as possible.
—Daniel More, Verywell Health, 19 Sep. 2024
Currently, 52% of adults with food allergies are prescribed an EpiPen, and 36% believe the auto-injector can cause life-threatening effects.
—Nick Blackmer, Verywell Health, 14 Aug. 2024
Epinephrine Patients at risk of severe allergic reactions or anaphylaxis are often prescribed an epinephrine auto-injector (EpiPen) for emergency use.
—Sarah Jividen, Verywell Health, 11 July 2024
Colorado set a $60 limit on out-of-pocket costs for a two-pack of epinephrine auto-injectors starting this year, but some patients reported pharmacies wouldn’t sell them for that price.
—Meg Wingerter, The Denver Post, 12 June 2024
For nearly 20 years, drug companies have asked the Food and Drug Administration for guidance on listing patents for drug-and-device combination products, such as asthma inhalers and auto-injectors for diabetes treatments, in an obscure, but highly important agency registry.
—Ed Silverman, STAT, 13 May 2024
In those cases, the only way to prevent allergic reactions is to avoid milk and products that contain milk or milk proteins, the Mayo Clinic says, adding that people with milk allergies should have epinephrine auto-injectors, known as EpiPens, on hand in case of accidental ingestion.
—Elizabeth Chuck, NBC News, 5 Feb. 2024
Even though epinephrine is the only effective treatment for anaphylaxis, only 52% of food allergy patients have been prescribed auto-injectors, according to a 2022 study published in the Annals of Allergy, Asthma, & Immunology.
—Eleanor Garrow-Holding, STAT, 29 Dec. 2023
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auto-injector
noun
au·to-in·ject·or
ˌȯ-(ˌ)tō-ˌin-ˈjek-tər
variants
also autoinjector
: a device for injecting oneself with a single, preloaded dose of a drug that typically consists of a spring-loaded syringe activated when the device is pushed firmly against the body
Some parents and health officials say epinephrine auto-injectors should be as common in schools as defibrillators are, so immediate help would be available to any student suffering anaphylaxis …—Noreen S. Ahmed-Ullah, The Chicago Tribune
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