Racemic Epinephrine Shortage Strategies

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Laura Monroe-Duprey
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Racemic Epinephrine Shortage Strategies

Inhaled Racemic Epinephrine is used as first line treatment for CROUP.
Given the busy RSV season, the timing of racemic epinephrine inhalant shortage is not good!!!

Does anyone have a strategy to prevent wrong route errors by using PF epinephrine ampules for nebulizer use ?

Or is there another strategy ?

thank you!

Laura