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, ...

Please provide your email address to receive an email when new articles are posted on . NEW ORLEANS — Hospital admissions for infective endocarditis related to IV drug use increased by 436% from 2012 ...

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 ...

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 ...

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 ...

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 ...

Asante Health reportedly contacted police to inform them that a former employee was allegedly stealing controlled substances meant for patients. Police in Oregon are investigating claims that a former ...

A new study has found that specific regions of the brain are activated after a drug is taken intravenously but not when the same drug is taken orally, with increased activity correlating to an ...