People have been urged to return a brand of adrenaline pens over fears they won't activate properly if dropped.
The Department for Health and Social Care made the plea to patients or the carers of patients, who carry Emerade 300 or 500 microgram adrenaline auto-injector pens. They have been told to contact their GP immediately and obtain a prescription for an alternative brand.
This precautionary recall was made because some of the 300 microgram and 500 microgram Emerade auto-injector pens may rarely fail to activate if they are dropped. This will mean a dose of adrenaline would not be delivered.
