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 ...

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 ...

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, ...

One of the things that many people hate most about getting vaccinations and taking certain types of medication is needles. Any medication that has to be delivered intramuscular typically requires 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 ...