If allergies, and especially anaphylaxis, are so common, why do we still need prescriptions for epi pens and such?

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If allergies, and especially anaphylaxis, are so common, why do we still need prescriptions for epi pens and such?

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Because adrenaline can be abused and obviously has side effects. Hypertension, arrythmias, haemorrhage, aneurysm bursts, cardiac arrests are just some of the side-effects of adrenaline.

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