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If you were to inject something im is the drug localized in the muscle or does it spread to rest of body , thanks?
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It spreads: Intramuscular injections work precisely because some of the medication will get into the blood stream and reach the organ that is infected. For more serious infections intravenous medications are need to get to the infected site quicker and in higher dose than you can achieve via intramuscular injection.
Answered 11/20/2014
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