Doctors prescribe vitamin B12 shots for people with a B12 deficiency or those with an underlying condition that inteferes ...

Most people know the feeling of getting a shot and having your arm feel sore for several days afterward. Some might even expect it as a side effect. The soreness happens when medications are injected ...

An intramuscular injection delivers medication into a muscle. Doctors frequently use intramuscular injections to administer vaccines and certain other drugs. Injection sites include the upper arm, hip ...

I can understand concerns about medical assistants being allowed to administer medication by injection, but certainly there are situations where this is safe [April 6, letter, “Not Trained On Meds”].

Subcutaneous injections are a method of administering medication just under the skin, between the fatty tissue and muscle. It allows medication to be absorbed slowly over a longer period of time.