| CPC A61K 31/137 (2013.01) [A61K 9/08 (2013.01); A61K 47/183 (2013.01); A61K 47/40 (2013.01); A61K 31/095 (2013.01)] | 12 Claims | 

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               1. A pharmaceutical composition comprising: 
            l-epinephrine; 
                free of an epinephrine degradation product, the epinephrine degradation product being epinephrine sulfonic acid (ESA); 
                one or more antioxidant, the antioxidant being present in the composition in an amount of about 0.005 wt. % to about 0.03 wt. %, wherein the one or more antioxidant comprises cysteine, thioglycerol, or any combination thereof; and 
                an aqueous medium; 
                wherein the pharmaceutical composition has a pH of about 2.5 to about 3.5 and a weight ratio of the antioxidant to l-epinephrine is about 1:10 to about 7:10. 
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