If you’re child suffers from asthma, as well as a life threatening food allergy, keep your eyes out for a new study in the upcoming issue of the Journal of Allergy and Clinical Immunology. According to a recent study, nearly 1 in 5 kids who had an anaphylactic reaction to a food required a second dose of epinephrine to control their symptoms. Almost all of the kids who required a second epinephrine dose also suffered from asthma.

According to study author Kirsi M. Järvinen, MD, PhD, people with significant food allergies and asthma should carry two doses of epinephrine on them at all times. People with severe food allergies typically carry a dose of epinephrine in an auto-injector, like the EpiPen®.

If you or your child suffer from food allergies and asthma, talk to your doctor about whether you should carry epinephrine. If you already have epinephrine, talk with your doctor about whether you should be carrying a second dose.