Hepatitis C is a viral infection that causes liver inflammation and, at times, results in major damage to your liver. The virus that causes it spreads through blood and other bodily fluids. If you ...

Switching hospitalized patients from intravenous medications to pill forms of the same drugs could safely save millions of dollars a year, according to new research from Johns Hopkins. For their study ...

Purpose: The frequency of drug administration errors and incompatibilities between intravenous drugs before and after an intervention in an intensive care unit (ICU) is discussed. Methods: Critically ...

New data on infective endocarditis (IE) among people who inject drugs run counter to long-held stereotypes about the condition—for example, a sizeable proportion of cases affect the heart’s left side, ...

For patients who rely on monoclonal antibodies and other biologic drugs, treatment often means hours tethered to an IV pole ...

IV therapy for weight loss involves administering vitamins, minerals, or medications directly into your vein. There are no official guidelines for its use in weight loss, and very limited research ...

Decades of research show syringe programs are extremely effective at preventing infectious disease among intravenous drug ...

A team of scientists has uncovered the mechanism of cellular uptake for large and polar drugs and devised a novel strategy to optimize the capacity of drug-delivery into these cells. The team was led ...

Credit: Hikma. The treatment is indicated for shorter-term use (5 days or less). Care should be taken when prescribing and preparing Combogesic IV so that dosing errors are avoided. Combogesic ® IV ...

The automation technology, designed by health tech company Omnicell, compounds sterile medications on site, allowing the health system to effectively deliver medication to patients and reduce costs ...