Allergist Zachary Rubin, MD: I am so excited that Neffy® has been approved by the FDA as the first and only needle-free alternative to treat severe allergic reactions in the form of epinephrine instead of using an EpiPen or an Auvi-Q that’s an injectable device, because as we know many people are afraid to hold on to needles and to inject themselves. Now we have a nasal spray. It contains 2 milligrams of epinephrine which is equivalent to a .3 milligram dose that you get with a typical epinephrine auto-injector. It’s one spray in the nostril and you would wait 5 minutes to see if it starts working, and if it isn’t, you can use a second dose in the same nostril.
Keep in mind that this medication was approved based off of studies looking at healthy controls, not in people who are experiencing a severe allergic reaction in real time. which we will get real world studies for that. But Neffy is available now for prescription, so if you want to learn more about it, please talk with your allergist to learn more.
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Resource Type: Video | Allergy, Allergy Shots, Allergy Treatment, Immunology, Severe Reactions, Anaphylaxis & Epinephrine
