Another thought about having the injection at home is that it can keep you out of the hospital. The first time we gave it our daughter her temp had been going up and down all night with an upset stomach in the early evening (no vomiting). We triple dosed but apparently because of the body’s protective mechanism of coating the lining of the stomach when ill the meds weren’t being absorbed properly or fast enough. I set the alarm all night to check on her temp, give advil and Cortef and at 5am her fever had shot back up to 104 F. At this point we finally gave her the shot. She was better sooo fast I was stunned and thought why didn’t we give the shot earlier? Why put her through being in danger all night and miserable and no sleep? We called her doctor and told of how she was doing and they said to stay at home unless she couldn’t keep fluid down or she got worse etc. So this saved us from going to the ER. We have insurance so that’s not a problem but I don’t like hospitals; there are many germs there. I also agree that you can get the solucortef. WE always keep 4 around the house and check for the lables and we updated not too long ago. You might have to wait a month for it but you can get it. By the way we are only 30 minutes from the hospital if at home but we backpack a lot and if we drive to the big city we could be hours from the hospital. Oh yes, I checked with our local ambulance and they do not carry solucortef so even if it’s a paramedic they can’t give meds they don’t carry. They are allowed to assist me in giving it. This could be on my okay if I am unable to give it but we have to have it with us. Good luck. Julia