The following are 13 tips for safe and appropriate use of single-dose and multiple-dose vials for injected medication from The Joint Commission’s recent sentinel alert on the subject: 1. Discard any ...

Stelara (ustekinumab) is a brand-name prescription drug approved to treat Crohn’s disease, ulcerative colitis, plaque psoriasis, and psoriatic arthritis. You should always administer Stelara according ...

Semaglutide, the active ingredient in Ozempic and Wegovy, is a glucagon-like peptide-1 (GLP-1) receptor agonist taken as a once-weekly injection. It’s administered with a tiny needle that punctures ...

No complications were found in a retrospective review of 135 patients who received 574 bilateral same-day intravitreal injections from a single vial with separate syringes or needles for a host of ...

The US Food and Drug Administration (FDA) has approved ranibizumab injection (Lucentis, Genentech) in a prefilled syringe, the company has announced. Like the Lucentis 0.5 mg vial, the 0.5 mg ...

LH-RH analogues are available in a range of different formulations. Goserelin acetate is available as a 1-month (3.6 mg) or 3-month (10.8 mg) formulation and is administered subcutaneously in a single ...