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Question: My doctor has ordered alpha-hydroxyprogesterone caproate injections to be given IM. Every time I get my injections the medical assistant is giving them waist high and they are not deep. Could this compromise the effectiveness of my injection? Should I express my concern to my doctor?
Answers: My doctor has ordered alpha-hydroxyprogesterone caproate injections to be given IM. Every time I get my injections the medical assistant is giving them waist high and they are not deep. Could this compromise the effectiveness of my injection? Should I express my concern to my doctor?
You need to tell the doc if only so that the MA gets proper training in giving injections--I suspect you are not the only one getting injections in the wrong place.
Medications that need to be IM need the blood supply of the muscle to get fully absorbed, which fat does not have (sounds like you are getting them sub cutaneously), so yes, it is possible to get less effective release & absorbtion of medication. Certain meds need to be placed in other areas of the body to not result in damage to the wrong type of tissue as well, due to their pH, quantity etc. Others need to be in certain areas (ie TB) to stimulate the correct response to be considered accurate.
So yes, please discuss with the MD--to sort yourself out and to benefit others getting injections.
Ask your doctor, to be sure that they are given right.
Yes and you should also do some research yourself on Google. Try to stick to medical sites though, because some sites give you incorrect information.
IM- means intramuscular it needs to be in a muscle and deep. Waist high is a little to high. I don't believe that a MA can give injections that is beyond their scope of practice. Insist on a RN or LPN (LVN) to give you the injections. If a MA is passing themselves off as a nurse then they are practicing nursing w/o a license and can be reported to the state board of nursing.