The ventrogluteal injection site is an area on the most prominent part of the hip that's considered the preferred site for intramuscular injections. Experts say it's one of the safest areas for such ...

Intramuscular administration of tranexamic acid (TXA), a drug used to target severe bleeding after childbirth, is safe and quickly reaches therapeutic concentrations in pregnant women, according to a ...

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 ...

All pharmaceutical companies that market injectable medications for MS provide injection-training services through home health nurses. The quality of these services varies a great deal, and patients ...

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 ...

One of the things that many people hate most about getting vaccinations and taking certain types of medication is needles. Any medication that has to be delivered intramuscular typically requires a ...

In a recent study published in Open Forum Infectious Diseases, researchers evaluated the prophylactic immune protection conferred by a single intramuscular (I.M.) injection of adintrevimab (ADG20) ...

Abstract and Introduction Autonomic Reaction, the Anxiety Response, and Development of Phobic Symptoms Treatment of Self-Injection Anxiety Summary References Difficulties with self-injection, ...