Sentence examples for intramuscular from inspiring English sources

Under certain circumstances, the progestin may be administered as an intramuscular deposit that gradually releases the hormone over the course of one to three months.

Because there is a relatively large flow of blood to the skeletal muscles, chemicals are absorbed into the blood relatively rapidly after intramuscular injection.

It can be given to children two years of age or older or to adults in a single intramuscular injection.

This drug must be given by intramuscular injection or intravenous infusion because it is not absorbed from the gastrointestinal tract.

Intravenous immunoglobulins (IVIGs) provide immediate antibody levels and avoid the need for painful intramuscular injections.

Treatment involves a monthly intramuscular injection of vitamin B12 that must be continued for life.

Common injection types are intravenous (into a vein), subcutaneous (under the skin), and intramuscular (into muscle).

Pernicious anemia, a disease characterized by the impaired production of red blood cells, is caused by the lack of intrinsic factor, a substance that is normally produced by the stomach and binds with vitamin B12, allowing it to be absorbed and used by the body; treatment involves the administration of intramuscular injections of the vitamin.

The aminoglycosides are poorly absorbed from the gastrointestinal tract and therefore are given parenterally, via intramuscular or intravenous injection, or topically, via application to the skin.

It provides passive immunity and must by given by intramuscular injection once a month during RSV season.

For example, intramuscular injection of inactivated poliomyelitis virus (Salk vaccine) generates less production of serum antibody and induces only a temporary systemic immunity; it may not produce substantial local gastrointestinal immunity and, therefore, may not prevent the carrying of the virus in the gastrointestinal tract.