Epinephrine HCL
Adrenalin, EpiPen, Auvi-Q, Symjepi, Epinephrine SNAP, Primatene Mist, and generics
Sympathomimetic agent
| C | 2 | No | No | No |
| Key |
- Injection:
- 1:1000 (aqueous): 1 mg/mL (1, 30 mL); may contain chlorobutanol and metabisulfite
- Injection, in prefilled syringe:
- 1:10,000 (aqueous): 0.1 mg/mL (10 mL prefilled syringes with either 18-G 3.5-inch or 20-G 1.5-inch needles)
- Autoinjector:
- EpiPen and generics: Delivers a single 0.3 mg (0.3 mL) dose (2 pack; EpiPen and some generic products include a training device)
- EpiPen Jr and generics: Delivers a single 0.15 mg (0.3 mL) dose (2 pack; EpiPen Jr and some generic products include a training device)
- Auvi-Q: Delivers a single 0.1 mg (0.1 mL) dose, 0.15 mg (0.15 mL) dose, or 0.3 mg (0.3 mL) dose (2 pack with training device; each unit provides voice instructions when activated)
- Symjepi: Delivers a single 0.15 mg (0.3 mL) dose or 0.3 mg (0.3 mL) dose (1 or 2 pack)
- Syringe Kit for Anaphylaxis (for specific weight-based dosages for any size patient):
- EpinephrineSNAP: 1 mg/mL (1 mL single use vial in a box of 25 vials, 30 mL multi-use vial as a single vial or box of 10 vials)
- Many preparations may contain sulfites.
- Aerosol inhaler (HFA):
- Primatene Mist [OTC]: 0.125 mg per spray (160 sprays per inhaler) (11.7 g); contains 1% alcohol and polysorbate 80
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Citation
Hughes, Helen K., and Lauren K. Kahl, editors. "Epinephrine HCL." Harriet Lane Handbook, 23rd ed., Elsevier, 2024. Harriet Lane, www.unboundmedicine.com/harrietlane/view/Harriet_Lane_Handbook/309468/2/Epinephrine_HCL.
Epinephrine HCL. In: Hughes HKH, Kahl LKL, eds. Harriet Lane Handbook. Elsevier; 2024. https://www.unboundmedicine.com/harrietlane/view/Harriet_Lane_Handbook/309468/2/Epinephrine_HCL. Accessed August 23, 2026.
Epinephrine HCL. (2024). In Hughes, H. K., & Kahl, L. K. (Eds.), Harriet Lane Handbook (23rd ed.). Elsevier. https://www.unboundmedicine.com/harrietlane/view/Harriet_Lane_Handbook/309468/2/Epinephrine_HCL
Epinephrine HCL [Internet]. In: Hughes HKH, Kahl LKL, eds. Harriet Lane Handbook. Elsevier; 2024. [cited 2026 August 23]. Available from: https://www.unboundmedicine.com/harrietlane/view/Harriet_Lane_Handbook/309468/2/Epinephrine_HCL.
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