Our thanks to Sheila Caldwell, BSN, RN, CSN, FNASN for sharing this important information on her School Nurses - New Jersey Facebook page, and Robin Cogan, MEd, RN, NCSN, FNASN, FAAN for sharing this information on her Relentless School Nurse blog. 

• ARS Pharma has announced their commitment to working with school communities to provide essential epinephrine in schools, which is why they have launched the neffyinSchools Program.

• All public and private K-12 Schools in the U.S. will be eligible to receive two cartons (four single use doses) of neffy (epinephrine nasal spray). Schools will be eligible to receive additional free doses when the product is used or expires.*

• *A school will only receive neffy in accordance with all applicable laws (New Jersey statute currently specifies auto-injectors for stock epinephrine), which is why it is important to add your comments by clicking the link to contact the NJLRC below if you are interested in participating in the neffyinSchools program:

• Please find the link below from Sheila Caldwell's NASN All Member Forum post on Epinephrine, State Statutes, and Schools of 11/30/24 to add your comments to facilitate the New Jersey Law Recommendation Committee's (NJLRC) recommendation to allow more than auto-injectors as an option for stock epinephrine: https://www.njlrc.org/projects/2024/10/7/title-18a-updating-terms-related-to-epinephrine-administration-and-nurses?rq=title%2018a. (Scroll down to see the reports). Based on public comments, NJLRC will move the recommendation on to the NJ legislature. You can contact the NJLRC by clicking here.

• The neffyinSchools program will officially launch in mid-January of 2025,

• Note: neffy is for adults and children who weigh 66 lbs. or more

•  Please click here for more information regarding the Neffy in Schools program.

• This post will be updated as more information becomes available.