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Can you cure someone who is having an allergic reaction with epinephrine?

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Dr. Thomas Rohde answered

Specializes in Anti-Aging Medicine

No cure: Epinephrine will block some of the acute inflammatory reactions and is therfore a temporary rescue to an allergic reaction. If this is not coupled with removal of the allergen and addition of longer acting anti-histamines or steroids, a delayed reaction with serious consequences can occur when the epi is metabolized and no longer present. The only cure is future avoidance of a known allergen.

Answered 10/18/2016

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