Anyone at risk of an anaphylactic reaction should carry an adrenaline auto-injector with them at all times1, as an immediate injection of adrenaline could be the difference between life and death.
NICE guidelines recommend that all patients admitted with a confirmed or suspected anaphylactic reaction should be prescribed an adrenaline auto-injector while awaiting specialist referral.2
European guidelines provide the following absolute and relative indications for prescribing adrenaline auto-injectors in children.3