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 ...

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 ...

Kampala — SOME people go to health workers insisting on injections when they are sick. They think medicine taken orally is not as effective. Intramuscular injection, the 'needle' they want, is just ...

Most people know the feeling of getting a shot and having your arm feel sore for several days afterward. Some might even expect it as a side effect. The soreness happens when medications are injected ...

Spasticity is a disabling complication of stroke, and it is uncertain whether intramuscular injections of botulinum toxin type A reduce disability in persons with spasticity of the wrist and fingers ...

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.

Please provide your email address to receive an email when new articles are posted on . Sublingual delivery of epinephrine achieved pharmacokinetic and pharmacodynamic results that were comparable ...

Injections of corticoid preparations can have severe side effects. In this issue of Deutsches Ärzteblatt International, Christian Holland and coauthors contribute to physicians' awareness of problems ...

The rampant use of injections and steroids, even for treating fever, has prompted the Directorate of Public Health and Preventive Medicine to issue an advisory to medical practitioners, urging them to ...

Despite the potential risks of sciatic nerve injury, seven out of ten hospital nurses used the dorsogluteal (DG) buttock site to administer intramuscular injections in a Canadian study. Despite the ...