And for people who are at increased risk for these reactions.
√ Traveling With Epipen. The best way to avoid using your epipen while traveling is to be attuned to your surroundings and take precautionary steps. I've travelled with an epipen for a number of years now, as i can have a rather nasty and fast acting allergic reaction.
Epipen is not a substitute for emergency medical/hospital care. Hello, we will be traveling this summer to paris, munich, vienna, venice and lauterbrunnen (please excuse any misspellings). As previous posters said, just get a note from your doctor
Don't plan to rely on local pharmacies for your prescriptions — medications may not be the same overseas.
However, you should be aware of some dot regulations before you fly. Car trunks can get very hot, and temperatures can quickly rise past the acceptable range. The first thing you will need is a little insulated travel cooler for keeping your medication cold while you are traveling.if you don't already have one of these, see if your medication offers a support program that can send you one for free. An epipen contains adrenaline ( or people from the states will call it epinephrine ) in the form of an injectable pen, hence its name.