The intramuscular route allows the rapid absorption of drugs into the circulation. Using the correct injection technique and selecting the correct site will minimise the risk of complications. This is ...

Seven out of ten hospital nurses who took part in a Canadian study used the dorsogluteal (DG) buttock site to administer intramuscular injections -- despite the potential risks of sciatic nerve injury ...

injcetion medication M-M-R II, Varivax, and ProQuad are supplied in single-dose vials as lyophilized vaccine for SC or IM injection after reconstitution. The approvals were based on data from ...

SINCE Wannamaker and his colleagues 1 and Bernstein et al. 2 demonstrated that daily oral administration of penicillin for ten days will successfully control epidemics of disease due to Group A ...

The study underscores Small Pharma's core mission, which is patient access, CEO George Tziras says. The company hopes to be one step closer to understanding the potential efficacy of SPL026 as a ...

A 25-year-old male patient presented with foot drop indicative of a sciatic nerve injury following gluteal intramuscular (IM) injections. Blood tests and magnetic resonance imaging of his spine were ...

The annual ritual of visiting a doctor’s office or health clinic to receive a flu shot may soon be outdated, thanks to the findings of a new study. The research, which involved nearly 100 people ...

Part 1 of this two-part series on injection techniques describes the evidence base and procedure for administering an intramuscular injection. This updates an article previously published in 2018.

Seven out of ten hospital nurses who took part in a Canadian study used the dorsogluteal (DG) buttock site to administer intramuscular injections - despite the potential risks of sciatic nerve injury ...