Adrenaline PCD Franchise & Manufacturers

Adrenaline, also called epinephrine, is a natural hormone that hospitals keep ready for emergencies. Doctors use the injection when blood pressure or breathing needs urgent support, and in severe allergic reactions. It is strictly a prescription and hospital product.

Buyers are hospital pharmacies, ICUs, emergency departments, operation theatres, nursing homes and dental clinics. Anaesthetists and dental surgeons also use it in small amounts with local anaesthetics to reduce bleeding and make the numbing last longer.

Injection packs and the lignocaine mix

All listings on this page are injections. You will come across two main types:

• Plain adrenaline ampoules for emergency trays
• Lignocaine with adrenaline vials and cartridges used in dental and minor surgical procedures

The combination sells heavily through dental dealers, so ask each company whether it supplies cartridges, multi-dose vials or both.

Selecting a critical care supplier

Injectable products depend on the quality of the sterile plant, so start there. Ask where the product is made and what approvals that unit holds. Then compare the company's critical care basket, since hospitals prefer one supplier for many items. Check PTR, margin and payment terms that match hospital credit cycles. Get the monopoly area in writing. Confirm storage advice, light protection in packing, shelf life on fresh stock and how breakage or expiry is replaced. Product catalogues and support for local tenders are worth asking about. A partner who can arrange urgent dispatch at night or on holidays will stand out with ICU buyers.

Ordering adrenaline as a third-party product

Only units approved for sterile injectables can make this product. Brief the manufacturer on the composition, ampoule or vial type, fill volume, glass quality, carton and minimum batch. Ask for sterility and endotoxin test results, stability data and the certificate of analysis. Confirm the plant's licence for injectables, its Schedule M compliance, and your own drug licence and GST status.

Related pages: Critical Care PCD Franchise and all molecules A to Z. Often combined with: Lignocaine.