If you have an Epi Pen prescribed for your child how many do you get. DS's allergy consultant has always said that DS needs 4 (2 for school and 2 for home). The idea being that if one fails or if you use it incorrectly then you have a back up and if you are more than half an hour away from a Hosp you may need to administer 2 as one only buys you a half hour.
Anyway my GP is now refusing to prescribe 4 as they are so expensive and will only prescribe 2. I have phone Consultant's secretary to see if they will contact GP but I wondered if other Epi Pen holders have a view.
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Allergies and intolerances
EPI PEN question for parents with SCHOOL AGE CHILDREN
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drosophila · 05/09/2006 13:08
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