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IV drug treatment for out-of-hospital cardiac arrest may not improve long-term survival

This release is available in Chinese. Patients with an out-of-hospital cardiac arrest who received intravenous (IV) drug administration during treatment, recommended in life support guidelines, had ...
CIDRAP

FDA approves new IV antibiotic for complicated urinary tract infections

The intravenous formulation of fosfomycin has a novel mechanism of action an no known cross-resistance to other antibiotic ...
The American Journal of Managed Care

Cost of Home vs Clinic Administration of Paclitaxel in Metastatic Breast Cancer

Home administration of oral paclitaxel and encequidar is associated with potential cost savings for payers compared with clinic administration of intravenous chemotherapy in metastatic breast cancer ...
ascopubs.org

Ethanol Exposure During the Intravenous Administration of Chemotherapeutic Drugs: An Analysis of Clinical Practice and a Literature Review

Ten of the 60 cytotoxic products on the market contained ethanol at concentrations of up to 790 mg/mL, depending on the drug, formulation, and supplier. Several final preparations contained more than ...
JD Supra

Mixing Medicine and Risk: Ohio’s Joint Regulatory Statement Targets Retail IV Therapy Clinics

On May 15, 2025, the State Medical Board of Ohio, the Ohio Board of Pharmacy and the Ohio Board of Nursing (collectively, the “Boards”) jointly issued a significant regulatory statement (the ...
Becker's ASC

A Measure of Safety: Preventing Infection During Medication Administration

The following article was originally published in Preventing Infection in Ambulatory Care, the quarterly e-publication from the Association for Professionals in Infection Control and Epidemiology ...
JD Supra

Food And Drug Administration Enhances Paragraph IV Certifications List

The Food and Drug Administration (FDA) recently enhanced its Paragraph IV (PIV) Certifications List with additional data fields. The PIV Certification List regularly publishes information regarding ...
New Atlas

Specific brain regions activated by IV drug use but not oral, study finds

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 ...
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Study finds bone injections don't improve survival over IV in cardiac arrest treatment

Time of Drug Delivery: The study found no significant difference in the time required to administer drugs using the intraosseous or intravenous route. Survival and Neurological Outcomes: Patients in ...

Are IV Hydration Spas Safe? New Study Finds Alarming Gaps in Regulation

But behind the spas’ allure, the evaluation found that clinics nationwide varied widely in their offerings and claims; only 2 ...
Opinion
The LancetOpinion

Subcutaneous immunotherapy—a wolf in sheep's clothing?

Over the past decade, subcutaneous formulations of anticancer drugs—originally administered intravenously—have been increasingly developed and subsequently approved by the US Food and Drug ...