More than half a million emergency injection kits for severe asthma and allergy sufferers are being recalled because they may not be strong enough. Bayer Corp. They are being recalled in the United States and in Canada. The Associated Press reports the kits are routinely carried by people who are prone to acute asthma attacks or have deadly allergies to certain foods or bee stings, for example.
Users inject themselves with epinephrine, also known as adrenaline, to counter the reaction.
The kits should be returned to the hospital, clinic or pharmacy where they were obtained, according to American Home Products' Wyeth-Ayerst Laboratories. Wyeth-Ayerst Laboratories is the maker of of the epinephrine. The Associated Press contributed to this report. All rights reserved. This material may not be published, broadcast, rewritten or redistributed.