UK regulator certifies use of some out-of-date EpiPens over shortages

Four-month extension of use of expired EpiPens does not apply to Junior version

Children with severe allergies who need to carry life-saving medication are being forced to rely on out-of-date EpiPens due to a global shortage of the adrenaline shots.

EpiPen and EpiPen Junior devices, which are supplied by Mylan and produced by Pfizer, have faced shortages in the UK and other countries for months. But the crisis has deepened with the Junior version now unavailable.

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