Problem: ISMP has repeatedly stressed the importance of never using parenteral syringes to prepare or administer small volumes of oral/enteral products; instead, an oral syringe should always be used.

Oral medication administration in older adults encompasses a range of challenges and innovative solutions aimed at improving therapeutic outcomes in an ageing population. Age-related physiological ...

Swallowing is a complex function that is often taken for granted. As individuals age, physiologic changes can contribute to increased difficulty in swallowing. 1 Healthy older adults as well as those ...

There are many treatment options for multiple sclerosis (MS). Doctors may prescribe medications that can be injected, infused, or swallowed in pill form. While there isn’t a cure for the autoimmune ...

Am J Health Syst Pharm. 2008;65(24):2347-2357. Administer medications via the oral route when possible. Determine the enteral feeding tube size (e.g., small bore or large bore), insertion site (e.g., ...

I heard about a catheter used rectally to administer medication. What can you tell me about this? I think you are referring to the Macy Catheter. It is a catheter that is inserted rectally to ...

PsiThera, formerly Psivant Therapeutics, raised just over $47 million for oral drugs targeting “diseases long-constrained by ...

The new pill can inject large quantities of monoclonal antibodies and other drugs into the lining of the stomach after being swallowed. [Giovanni Traverso] MIT engineers, in collaboration with ...