EpiPen shortage: Chemists told to quiz parents on children's need Chemists have been told by the NHS to check whether young children are in urgent need of adrenaline pens before dispensing the devices.
Pharmacists must ask parents and carers how many auto-adrenaline injectors they have before deciding how many to give.
Only children who have no pens - including expired but usable devices - should get the standard prescription of two pens, the guidance says.
It follows a shortage of EpiPens, the adrenaline pen most often prescribed. BBC News
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