Intramuscular injection remains a cornerstone of clinical practice, offering rapid drug absorption and efficacy when performed correctly. However, its success is intrinsically linked to precise ...

As opioid overdoses due to powerful drugs such as fentanyl rise in Ottawa, the antidote naloxone is becoming a household name, with public health officials promoting its use throughout the city to ...

Dear Dr. Roach: I give my wife an octreotide intramuscular injection monthly into the gluteal muscle. I was taught to pull back on the needle to be sure you aren't in a blood vessel. Sometimes, I am ...

There was a recent epidemic of unexplained illness and death among injection drug users in Scotland, Ireland and England. The syndrome-based case definition was soft-tissue inflammation (abscess, ...

Plegridy (peginterferon beta-1a) is a brand-name drug that’s prescribed for multiple sclerosis (MS) in adults. It comes in a single-use prefilled pen and prefilled syringe. Plegridy is typically given ...