Is permission from an authorised prescriber required, in order to administer adrenaline in an emergency?
A Any nurse, teacher, parent etc can administer any of the following products (if the purpose is to save life), without needing permission from an authorised prescriber: adrenaline injection 1 in 1000 (1mg in 1ml), atropine sulphate injection, chlorpheniramine injection, cobalt edetate injection, dextrose injection, strong BPC diphenhydramine injection, glucagon injection, hydrocortisone injection, mepyramine injection, promethazine hydrochloride injection, snake venom antiserum, sodium nitrate injection, sodium thiosulphate injection, sterile pralidoxime. If they do this, they will not commit an unlawful act under the Medicines Act 1968. It is only with adrenaline that a dosage is set out. This means that for dosages over 1mg in 1ml, the directions of a prescriber are required if it is not being administered by a prescriber.
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