Pharmacology and dosage

A young adult with a documented severe food allergy has been prescribed an emergency auto-injector. He tells the clinic nurse that he keeps it in the drawer beside his bed so that it will not be damaged or lost. Which teaching point takes priority?

• AThe device should be kept in a refrigerator so that its contents remain stable
• BThe drawer is acceptable provided a second device is kept at his workplace
• CThe device should be handed to a family member who can bring it if he reacts
• DThe device must be carried with him, because a reaction will not wait for him to return to the drawer