Needle-free epinephrine hits the market [Video]

SAN DIEGO — A nasal spray to treat patients in anaphylactic shock is now on the market and it was developed in our backyard.

The epinephrine medication could replace the fear of using a needle injection to treat many patients suffering an allergic reaction in an emergency.

Instead of using the epinephrine injection commonly known as an EpiPen to treat a severe allergic reaction, a San Diego-based biotech company has been approved by the FDA to develop an epinephrine nasal spray called Neffy.

Just a 2 milligram spray of epinephrine in a nostril is now on the market to treat patients suffering from a severe food allergy, venom or drug.

“It’s painless. It’s instantaneous. So, the nasal spray gives almost the exact same exposure as injection products, so that it’s absorbed extremely rapidly,” …