EpiPen shortage has B.C. experts suggesting emergency measures

A critical shortage of adrenalin autoinjectors has a leading B.C. expert urging patients to hang on to expired EpiPens because they still might save their lives if they have a severe allergic reaction.
And B.C. pharmacists are expected to start training parents and caregivers within a week on how to draw adrenalin into a conventional syringe and to inject it in an such an emergency, known as anaphylaxis.
An estimated three million Canadians have serious food allergies.
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