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Am Fam Physician. 2008;77(8):1079

The Practice Guideline Brief article “AAP Releases Guidelines on Treatment of Anaphylaxis,” (October 15, 2007, page 1230) contained an error in the dosage for epinephrine injection for children with anaphylaxis. The dosage was incorrectly listed as “0.01 mg per kg, but no more than 0.30 mg per kg”, but should have been “0.01 mg per kg, but no more than 0.30 mg.” The article has been corrected online.

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