NEEDLE-PHOBIC people with life-threatening allergies can look forward to an alternative epinephrine delivery method - a new nasal epinephrine spray called neffy.
It is indicated for allergic reactions to food, medications and insect bites that could lead to life-threatening anaphylaxis, and can be used by adults and children 30kg or more.
Found to be just as effective as autoinjector epinephrine, the nasal spray has the added benefit of greater stability at extreme temperatures - useful if left in the car, for example - and a longer shelf life.
Recently approved by the Food and Drug Administration (FDA) in the US, an application for approval has now been lodged with the Therapeutic Goods Administration (TGA) by Australian licensee CSL Seqirus.
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