Medication mistakes — in which the wrong drug or the wrong dose is given to a patient — are among the most common errors in medicine.

VYVGART for SC injection is available in vials or prefilled syringes and can be administered by a patient, caregiver, or ...

People with diabetes may use insulin pens, wearable pump devices, or a glass vial and syringe to deliver this needed medication. Costs vary depending on which method you choose. The price of ...

Steqeyma is now supplied as a 45mg/0.5mL solution in a single-dose vial for subcutaneous injection, allowing for weight-based dosing for pediatric patients under 60kg.

Due to advances in technology and increased development of parenteral drugs, one of the fastest growing choices for drug delivery in the pharmaceutical industry is the prefilled syringe (PFS).

The differences between PFSs and MDVs (per 1000 doses) is 324.21. MDV: Multidose vial; NA: Not available; PFS: Prefilled syringe. Prefilled syringes (PFSs) have gained market share in the USA ...

In these two examples, the neural network (artificial intelligence) recognizes the mistake that the vial's medication doesn't match the designated syringe. A team of researchers says it has ...

Intravenous drugs are typically stored in vials until needed, at which point they're transferred to hypodermic needles. The syringes of those needles are in turn labelled, so that medical workers ...

Hold the syringe upright (with the needle on top) and pull the plunger down until the tip reaches a measurement equal to the dose you plan to inject. Remove the caps from the insulin vial and needle.

Patients with obesity can now get Zepbound’s strongest doses for a flat rate through Lilly’s self-pay pharmacy.

Matthew Perry’s death at age 54 in October 2023 prompted a federal investigation, and five individuals have been charged ...

We observed tasks in the vaccine preparation process, from the time of removal of the vial or the syringe package from the refrigerator until the time it was ready to be administered to a patient.