Travel advice
If you are travelling abroad, for pleasure or business, it is important to make sure that you are protected from the consequences of anaphylaxis as much as possible. Following the advice given below will help to achieve this:
Make sure that you have sufficient EpiPen® (adrenaline) Auto-Injectors with you, remember that it may be difficult and expensive to replace any you use while abroad. You should organise this with your GP several weeks before.
Airlines will often require a letter from your doctor to allow you to carry your EpiPen® (adrenaline) Auto-Injector with you on board an aircraft. You should check with the airline or travel agent before you book your holiday what restrictions are in place and explain your allergy requirements.
To access a number of useful foreign phrases for people who suffer with severe allergy, e.g. “I am allergic to peanuts”, these are available as sheets which you can download and print off to take with you when you go abroad.
EpiPen®/EpiPen® Jr (adrenaline) Auto-Injector®. is available in many countries around the world and there is experience of it's use in climates that are very different to the UK. However when travelling you should take the same care as you would in the UK.
- Do not to leave the EpiPen/EpiPen® Jr (adrenaline) Auto-Injector. exposed to direct sunlight or extreme heat or cold for a prolonged period.
- The EpiPen®/EpiPen® Jr (adrenaline) Auto-Injector®. should not be refrigerated or frozen.
- EpiPen®/EpiPen® Jr (adrenaline) Auto-Injector®. Auto-Injectors should always be stored in the tube provided.