Each device has a different shelf life. Expiry date from when made overseas
Anapen®
12 – 18 months
EpiPen®
EpiPen® Jr – 19 months
EpiPen® – 24 months
Jext®
Jext® Jnr – 22 months
Jext® – 22 months
neffy®
1mg – 24 months
2mg – 30 months
Check with the pharmacy what the expiry date is. If it is a lot shorter than the dates listed above, you could ask them to order you a device with a longer expiry date.
You may have to wait a couple of days for the order to arrive at the pharmacy, so do not leave it until the last minute to renew your adrenaline device prescription.
You may also like to phone a few pharmacies in your area to see which pharmacy has adrenaline devices with the longest expiry dates.
On rare occasions, all available adrenaline devices may have a short expiry. If this occurs, it is better to buy an in-date adrenaline device even if the expiry date is short.