Epinephrine autoinjectors: Does freezing or refrigeration affect epinephrine dose delivery and enantiomeric purity?

Journal of Allergy and Clinical Immunology: In Practice

Volumn 3, Issue 2, 2015, Pages 294-296

  Rachid, Ousama ^a   Simons, F Estelle R ^a   Rawas Qalaji, Mutasem ^b   Lewis, Stephen ^a   Simons, Keith J ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MANITOBA   (Canada)

^b NOVA SOUTHEASTERN UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADRENALIN;

ARTICLE; AUTOINJECTOR; CONTROLLED STUDY; DRUG PURITY; DRUG STABILITY; DRUG STORAGE; ENANTIOMER; FREEZING; ROOM TEMPERATURE; STORAGE TEMPERATURE; THAWING; CHEMISTRY; COLD; DRUG DELIVERY SYSTEM; INJECTION; STEREOISOMERISM;

COLD TEMPERATURE; DRUG DELIVERY SYSTEMS; DRUG STABILITY; EPINEPHRINE; INJECTIONS; STEREOISOMERISM;

EID: 84924268942     PISSN: 22132198     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jaip.2014.11.015     Document Type: Article

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