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 ...

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 ...

Cabotegravir and rilpivirine (cabenuva), the only complete HIV treatment regimen delivered by injection, could be given by intramuscular injection to the thigh rather than the gluteal muscles, ...

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 ...

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 ...

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) ...