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 ...

Research to be presented at the American College of Cardiology’s annual conference examined the association between intravenous drug use and hospital admissions for a previously uncommon heart ...

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 ...

Bioengineers in South Korea have succeeded in developing an intravenous needle (IV) that can bend and flex as it enters the human body. The softening IV needle is rigid at room temperature, similar to ...

A teenager from Hull has become the first person in the country to be treated with a new haemophilia drug which is easier to administer, a hospital trust has said. Hull University Teaching Hospitals ...

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 ...

(Reuters) - The U.S. Food and Drug Administration approved BioCryst Pharmaceuticals Inc's single-dose flu drug, in what the company says is the agency's first ever approval for an intravenous drug to ...

Drug therapy is a complex process with numerous parameters modulating its success and safety. The selection of a drug and the definition of its dosage regimen, which must consider both disease and ...