Articles / Clinical Conversations: The Choice of Adrenaline Injectors – A Practical Approach for GPs | Part Three
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Registered Nurse; CEO of Allergy & Anaphylaxis Australia; Associate member of the Australasian Society of Clinical Immunology and Allergy
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These are activities that require reflection on feedback about your work.
These are activities that use your work data to ensure quality results.
This is part three of a three part series.
Read part one
Read part two
Practice points
• GPs can’t prescribe the first dose of an adrenaline injector unless they consult with an allergy specialist or a respiratory physician, or if the patient has gone to hospital and needed adrenalin, but they must also refer them to see an allergy specialist.
• Anyone with a severe allergy really needs to be under the care of an allergy specialist or clinical immunologist.
• Anyone with serious allergic disease that needs management in everyday life should be referred to Allergy and Anaphylaxis Australia.
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Registered Nurse; CEO of Allergy & Anaphylaxis Australia; Associate member of the Australasian Society of Clinical Immunology and Allergy
Yes, if the referral process involves meaningful collaboration with GPs
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