How can a childcare centre, school, workplace, restaurant, sports centre etc buy an adrenaline injector for their first aid kit (also known as a general use adrenaline injector)?

Adrenaline injectors can be purchased over the counter from any pharmacy. The cost will be around $80 to $120.

There is no government subsidy unless adrenaline injectors are prescribed to a specific individual on authority prescription.

Organisations that purchase an adrenaline injector for general use should keep an ASCIA First Aid Plan for Anaphylaxis (orange in colour) with the device.

ASCIA Action Plans can be printed from the Australasian Society of Clinical Immunology and Allergy (ASCIA) website – click here to download.

ASCIA has information on adrenaline injectors for general use.