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Prescriptions of Adrenaline Auto-Injectors (FOI)

Prescriptions of Adrenaline Auto-Injectors (FOI)

Produced by the Freedom of Information office
Authored by Government of Jersey and published on 08 April 2022.
Prepared internally, no external costs.

Request  

'Please can you provide the number of Adrenaline Auto-Injectors prescribed in Jersey for each of the last three years 2019 to 2021. Please split these between Child and Adult pens and in preference also provide number provided to under 18s still in full time education.' 

Response 

The table below provides figures for the total number of Adrenaline devices dispensed as Pharmaceutical Benefit under the Health Insurance Law, having been prescribed by a General Practitioner and for the years 2019-2021.

Information is not held on the individual who received the prescription therefore a breakdown between child and adult cannot be provided. 

The table does display information on the strength of product dispensed, however because 300mcg injections can be supplied to older children (those over the weight of 30kg), it's not possible to assume higher strengths are for adults in each instance. 

 

2019

2020

2021

Adrenaline 150mcg auto-injectors

376

495

454

Adrenaline (base) 150mcg/0.15ml (1in1,000) inj pf dispos dev

7

4

Adrenaline (base) 150mcg/0.3ml (1in2,000) inj pf dispos dev

2

2

6

Emerade 150micrograms/0.15ml (1 in 1,000) inj auto-injectors

70

4

10

EpiPen Jr. 150microg/0.3ml (1 in 2,000) inj auto-injectors

285

481

438

Jext 150micrograms/0.15ml (1 in 1,000) inj auto-injectors

12

4

Adrenaline 300mcg auto-injectors

1266

1332

1367

Adrenaline (base) 300mcg/0.3ml (1in1,000) inj pf dispos dev

77

72

56

Emerade 300micrograms/0.3ml (1 in 1,000) inj auto-injectors

136

23

3

EpiPen 300micrograms/0.3ml (1 in 1,000) inj auto-injectors

1050

1224

1304

Jext 300micrograms/0.3ml (1 in 1,000) inj auto-injectors

3

13

4

Adrenaline 500mcg auto-injectors

139

3

5

Adrenaline (base) 500mcg/0.5ml (1in1,000) inj pf dispos dev

1


Emerade 500micrograms/0.5ml (1 in 1,000) inj auto-injectors

138

3

5

Grand Total

1781

1830

1826

The table below provides figures for the total number of adrenaline devices dispensed by the Jersey General Hospital Pharmacy for the years 2019 – 2021. As per the response provided in relation to General Practitioner prescriptions, as 300mcg injections can be supplied to older children (those over the weight of 30kg), it's not possible to assume higher strengths are for adults in each instance. 

 

2019

2020

2021

150 microgram auto-injector

98

88

74

300 microgram auto-injector

184

176

155


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