Currently, the only adrenaline devices available to buy for general use (not prescribed for a specific person) are adrenaline injectors.
As neffy® is only available on private prescription at this stage, it cannot be purchased as a general use adrenaline device.
Anapen® is currently not available in Australia.
Adrenaline injectors can be purchased over the counter from any pharmacy without a prescription. The cost will be around $80 to $120 per adrenaline injector.
There is no government subsidy unless adrenaline devices are prescribed to a specific person on a PBS authority prescription.
Organisations that buy an adrenaline device for general use should keep an ASCIA First Aid Plan for Anaphylaxis (orange in colour) with the adrenaline device they have bought. The ASCIA First Aid Plan for Anaphylaxis has a QR code to a webpage that shows how to use all adrenaline devices available in Australia.
ASCIA Action Plans can be printed from the Australasian Society of Clinical Immunology and Allergy (ASCIA) website.
ASCIA has information on adrenaline devices for general use.