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A 40-year old male asked:
Apart from sharing a drug injection needle & use directly with any HIV infected person, if an object with HIV blood or body fluids on it cuts, or scratches or stables me then I also can become HIV infected?
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A 56-year old male asked:
Apart from sharing a drug injection needle & use directly with any HIV infected person, if an object with HIV blood or body fluids on it cuts, or scratches or stables me then I also can become HIV infected?
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A 42-year old asked:
At are signs that someone uses drugs by injections?
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A 52-year old asked:
Please suggest what type of drugs are the lethal injections(death sentence)?
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A male asked:
Please I need an alternative drug that perfectly substitute Gentamicin injection?
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A 66-year old asked:
I've heard that there is a new drug on the market for a twice/year injection for osteoporeosis. What is it?
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A 40-year old male asked:
Can hemorrhoid be treated with drug injection to affected area.?
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A 22-year old female asked:
Will the amount of drug be reduced by priming the injection or inhalers?
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A 22-year old female asked:
I have one more doubt. In order to not reduce the dose of drugs, should I have to take an extra amount of dose like 1 or 2 ml for priming an injection?
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A 61-year old female asked:
What drug is injected with trigger point injections?
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A 26-year old male asked:
How can we aspirate before injection for drugs which are colorful such as B12 that is pure red?
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A 25-year old female asked:
As a faetus my birth mother was on antipsycotic drugs and injections. Would it have damaged me or increased my chances of getting scitzophrenia?
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A 44-year old asked:
A fertility drug injection of the buttocks hurts. Should I alternate?
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A 51-year old female asked:
is ketamine injections safe to take for pain? Any serious drug interactions or allergic reactions?"
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A 29-year old male asked:
Pls Doctor, fluide use to come out of my man hood every time am deficating and I have taken series of drug and injection but it has not totally stop?
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A female asked:
What is the difference between puretox and botox? I was planning to have botox injections, but my dermatologist told me that he prefers puretox. I've never heard of this drug; how is it different from botox?
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A 19-year old male asked:
Do ICSI (Intracytoplasmic sperm injection) drugs increase weight?
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A 32-year old asked:
Will i fail a drug test after getting epidural steroid injections?
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A 42-year old asked:
What are the side effects of american injection made for drug addiction?
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A 28-year old female asked:
The hospital gave me Valium injection in my IV i had a drug test a week later and it still showing how long will it stay in my system. Why?
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A 22-year old female asked:
I have a bad back. I got injections, also in PT, pain is still bad want to go to a pain clinic, what do I expect 1st time? Drug test? Bring papers?
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A 28-year old female asked:
2cycles i took ovulation drugs & on day 13 fertigyn injection,regular cycles,this cycle dint take injection,periods 10 days late,is it side effect?
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A 68-year old male asked:
I am on Bydureon (exenatide) injections for my diabetes my insurance company notified me that they will not be paying for this drug in 2016 they recommend a replacement drug called TRULICITY, will this drug work as well as the bydoreon for me thank you?
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A female asked:
Can someone be allergic to juvederm injections? My lips have gotten thin, and i want to have them plumped up with juvederm. I'm worried that i will have a bad reaction to this drug because I have a lot of allergies to different medications. Should i be co
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A 37-year old female asked:
Can the injection botox and radiesse (dermal fillers) cause a positive drug test?
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A 32-year old female asked:
Can diluting or dissolving drugs intended for parenteral injection cause infertility, if given after miscarriage?
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A 19-year old female asked:
I have low progesterone 5.5, i want to be pregnant, i took progesterone injection, february 17, yet I am not pregnant, what drug do I take. ?
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A 24-year old female asked:
I just treat infection by taking 3 days injections with drug after the 5 day I had unprotected sex with my husband will it result to pregnant?
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A 29-year old female asked:
Child has injection site reactions on enbrel and vomits after getting shot even with Zofran (ondansetron) what would be a good alternative drug for JRA?
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A 37-year old female asked:
HI, i had Radiesse (dermal fillers) injected mixed with lidocaine around april 14th-15 , andin junewe get drug tested at work , will these injection effect the test?
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