Patients’ and Health Professionals’ Preferences Regarding Intravenous Vs Subcutaneous Drug Administration: A Literature Review

Intravenous versus Subcutaneous Drug Administration. Which Do Patients Prefer? A Systematic Review.

BACKGROUND Intravenous (IV) drug delivery is commonly used for its rapid administration and immediate drug effect. Most studies compare IV to subcutaneous (SC) delivery in terms of safety and efficacy, but little is known about what patients prefer. METHODS A systematic review was conducted by searching seven electronic databases for articles published up to February 2014. Included studies we...

Subcutaneous Vs Intravenous Administration Of Trastuzumab In Her2+ Breast Cancer Patients: A Macedonian Cost-Minimization Analysis.

BACKGROUND • The rising cost of cancer care has progressively become hardly sustainable for health care systems worldwide . • Trastuzumab (Herceptin®) humanized IgG1 monoclonal antibody is standard treatment for patients with early and with metastatic HER2-positive breast cancer. • SC-TRA, co-formulation of TRA with recombinant human hyaluronidase alternative to IV-TRA drug administration for s...

Subcutaneous versus intravenous recombinant human erythropoietin administration in hemodialysis patients.

The optimal choice of medication administration route regarding intravenous, intramuscular, and subcutaneous injection

BACKGROUND Intravenous (IV), intramuscular (IM), and subcutaneous (SC) are the three most frequently used injection routes in medication administration. Comparative studies of SC versus IV, IM versus IV, or IM versus SC have been sporadically conducted, and some new findings are completely different from the dosage recommendation as described in prescribing information. However, clinicians may ...

Preferences of cancer patients regarding communication of bad news: a systematic literature review.

Most physicians regard the communication of bad news to be a difficult issue in clinical oncology practice. The optimal manner of communicating bad news to patients so that physicians can create maximal understanding in patients and facilitate their psychological adjustment is unknown. A systematic review of the literature was conducted to clarify available knowledge on patient preferences rega...