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 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 ...

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 ...

You might be able to give yourself shots of your medicine at home as part of your treatment for rheumatoid arthritis. Self-injections may be an option for you if your RA doctor (rheumatologist) ...