How to use EpiPen®
Auto-Injector:
Blue to the sky.
Orange to the thigh.

Anaphylactic reactions are life-threatening and can happen very quickly, so it's important you know how to use EpiPen® Auto-Injector in these emergency situations. If you or your child has been prescribed EpiPen® or EpiPen® Jr Auto-Injector it is important that you learn and practise how to use it, by using a trainer device every three to four months. Practise makes perfect.1,2

EPI-2023-0517. TAPS NP20719.
EPI-2023-0518. TAPS NP20246.

Watch the video (and encourage friends and family members to join you), review the 2 simple steps below, then practise with the free EpiPen® Trainer you will receive when you join the MyEpiPen® program.

Watch the How to Use video in the following languages.

Watch the Epipen® Trainer video in the following languages.

Using the EpiPen® Auto-Injector involves 2 simple steps:3,4

If you are using EpiPen® Auto-Injector on yourself, you should lie flat or sit if breathing is difficult.

If administering to someone else have them lay flat. If breathing is difficult allow them to sit but not stand. After administration of EpiPen® Auto-Injector, always seek medical attention – call 111 for an ambulance.

Just remember: BLUE to the SKY, ORANGE to the THIGH.

Watch the How To Use video now

This short video will show you how simple it is to use EpiPen® Auto-Injector in an emergency. Feel free to share it with anyone who may have to help you. It’s also a good idea to watch it regularly, so you are confident in using your EpiPen® Auto-Injector during an emergency.

1

Blue to the sky

Grasp with orange tip pointing downward.
Remove blue safety cap by pulling straight up – do not bend or twist.

2

Orange to the thigh

Hold the orange tip 5 cm away from the outer mid-thigh at a right angle (90-degree angle). Push the auto-injector firmly into the thigh until a click is heard or felt. Hold firmly in place for approximately 3 seconds and then remove.