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Epinephrine injection comes as a prefilled automatic injection device containing a solution (liquid) and in vials to inject subcutaneously (under the skin) or intramuscularly (into the muscle).
WHAT IS AN EPINEPHRINE INJECTION?

CHEMICAL NAME
sympathomimetic catecholamine

CHEMICAL FORMULA
C9H13NO3
9 carbon, 13 hydrogen, 1 nitrogen, 3 oxygen

COMMON NAME
EPINEPHRINE INJECTION/ ADRENALINE

FUNCTION / USES
Epinephrine injection is employed for the immediate treatment of acute allergic reactions to drugs, food, insect stings or bites, and other substances. It stimulates the release of a hormone that eases respiration by relaxing the muscles around the airways while further tightening blood vessels to lower blood pressure.
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