Allergy Myth Busters: Egg allergy and flu vaccine
It seemed to make sense: Influenza vaccine is made in chicken-embryo cells so there are small amounts of egg protein (called ovalbumin) in the vaccine. Therefore, egg-allergic patients could have reactions to influenza vaccine and special precautions should be taken. Right? Wrong! Medical Studies: Where …
Expired Epinephrine Still Delivers!
With the incredible price increases in some self-injectable epinephrine auto-injectors, I commonly hear patients ask whether they can use them after the expiration date. Scientific studies have addressed this question. A study of 31 unused, expired EpiPens and 9 EpiPen, Jr devices was published by …
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