Always make sure to carry at least two EpiPens that are not expired.
Know your trigger foods and their multiple aliases.
Carry an allergy card to make things clearer for others.
Practice using the EpiPen with a “trainer pen”. A trainer pen does not have medicine or needle and is provided with the EpiPen prescription.
Dining Out
Some foods will have hidden ingredients that contain your trigger food. For example, foods cooked in peanut oil are a common cause of life-threatening allergic reactions.
Make sure your waiter/waitress is aware of your food allergy. Be sure to mention cross-contamination during food preparation, i.e. things that have been cooked in multiple forms of your food trigger(s) will cause an allergic reaction.
Most of the time, restaurant employees receive very little training on the severity of allergic reactions and do not read ingredient labels. Talk to the chef about what ingredients should not be used and how the food was prepared after it has reached your table.
If you have an allergy card, show it to your server.
Traveling
Ask your health care professional about the risks of anaphylaxis on an airplane and key precautions you can take.
School
Inform teachers and school staff on how to use EpiPen and the dangers of severe allergic reactions.
Schools should have EpiPen prescriptions on hand, if not, request the school nurse or authorized school representative to obtain four free EpiPen prescriptions on www.EpiPen4Schools.com. This is provided by the EpiPen4Schools program that offers prescriptions to schools in the US.