The optimal choice of medication administration route regarding intravenous, intramuscular, and subcutaneous injection

@inproceedings{Jin2015TheOC,
  title={The optimal choice of medication administration route regarding intravenous, intramuscular, and subcutaneous injection},
  author={Jing-fen Jin and Ling-ling Zhu and Meng Chen and Hui-min Xu and Hua-fen Wang and Xiu-qin Feng and Xiu-ping Zhu and Quan Zhou},
  booktitle={Patient preference and adherence},
  year={2015}
}

• Jing-fen Jin, Ling-ling Zhu, +5 authors Quan Zhou
• Published 2015 in Patient preference and adherence
• DOI:10.2147/PPA.S87271

BACKGROUND Intravenous (IV), intramuscular (IM), and subcutaneous (SC) are the three most frequently used injection routes in medication administration. Comparative studies of SC versus IV, IM versus IV, or IM versus SC have been sporadically conducted, and some new findings are completely different from the dosage recommendation as described in prescribing information. However, clinicians may still be ignorant of such new evidence-based findings when choosing treatment methods. METHODS A… CONTINUE READING

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