• have any other medical conditions
• are pregnant or plan to become pregnant. It is not known if epinephrine will harm your unborn baby.
• are breastfeeding or plan to breastfeed. It is not known if epinephrine passes into your breast milk.
Tell your healthcare provider about all the medicines you take, including prescription and non-prescription medicines, vitamins, and herbal supplements. Inform your healthcare provider of all known allergies.
Especially tell your healthcare provider if you take certain asthma medications.
EpiPen or EpiPen Jr Auto-Injector and other medicines may affect each other, causing side effects. EpiPen or EpiPen Jr Auto-Injector may affect the way other medicines work, and other medicines may affect how the EpiPen or EpiPen Jr Auto-Injector works.
Use your EpiPen or EpiPen Jr Auto-Injector for treatment of anaphylaxis as prescribed by your healthcare provider, regardless of medical conditions or medication.
What are the possible side effects of the EpiPen and EpiPen Jr Auto-Injector?
EpiPen and EpiPen Jr Auto-Injector may cause serious side effects.
The EpiPen or EpiPen Jr Auto-Injector should only be injected into the middle of your outer thigh (upper leg). Do not inject the EpiPen or EpiPen Jr Auto-Injector into your:
• vein • buttock • fingers, toes, hands, or feet
If you accidentally inject EpiPen or EpiPen Jr Auto-Injector into any other part of your body, go immediately to the nearest emergency room. Tell the healthcare provider where on your body you received the accidental injection.
If you have certain medical conditions, or take certain medicines, your condition may get worse or you may have longer lasting side effects when you take the EpiPen or EpiPen Jr Auto-Injector.
Talk to your healthcare provider about all your medical conditions.
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Common side effects of the EpiPen and EpiPen Jr Auto-Injector include:
• fast, irregular or “pounding” heartbeat • sweating • headache • weakness or shakiness • paleness • feelings of over excitement, nervousness or anxiety
• dizziness • nausea and/or vomiting • breathing problems
These side effects may go away with rest. Tell your healthcare provider if you have any side effect that bothers you or that does not go away.
These are not all the possible side effects of the EpiPen or EpiPen Jr Auto-Injector. For more information, ask your healthcare provider or pharmacist.
Call your healthcare provider for medical advice about side effects.
General information about the safe and effective use of the EpiPen and EpiPen Jr Auto-Injector:
Do not use the EpiPen or EpiPen Jr Auto-Injector for a condition for which it was not prescribed. Do not give your EpiPen or EpiPen Jr Auto-Injector to other people.
Important Information
• If an accidental injection happens, get medical help right away.
Manufactured for: Mylan Specialty L.P., Basking Ridge, NJ 07920, USA by Meridian Medical Technologies, Inc., Columbia, MD 21046, USA, a Pfizer company.
EpiPen® and EpiPen Jr® are registered trademarks
of Mylan Inc. licensed exclusively to its wholly- owned affiliate, Mylan Specialty L.P. of Basking Ridge, NJ 07920, USA
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