Current opinion in allergy and clinical immunology
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Curr Opin Allergy Clin Immunol · Jun 2008
ReviewWhen should self-injectible epinephrine be prescribed for food allergy and when should it be used?
To explore why epinephrine autoinjectors have failed to prevent fatal food anaphylaxis and how this problem might be solved. ⋯ The fallibility of autoinjectors means that in the management of food allergy, their provision must take second place to accurate identification of the trigger foods, optimal avoidance, and optimal treatment of other medical conditions that make reactions more dangerous.