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From The Chicago Tribune: Under an Illinois law that took effect last year, schools are allowed to stock and use prescription medicine that can save the lives of students with severe allergic reactions. But doctors, accustomed to writing prescriptions for individual patients, weren't sure how to prescribe epinephrine shots, better known as EpiPens, to a school. That barrier should now be gone. Attorney General Lisa Madigan has issued a letter and information packet that tells doctors and pharmacists how to prescribe and dispense EpiPens to schools without exposing themselves to liability.
