A novel needle for subcutaneous injection of interferon beta-1a: effect on pain in volunteers and satisfaction in patients with multiple sclerosis

BACKGROUND: To reduce injection pain and improve satisfaction, a thinner (29-gauge [29G]), sharper (5-bevel) needle than the 27G/3-bevel needle used previously to inject interferon (IFN) beta-1a, 44 or 22 mcg subcutaneously (sc) three times weekly (tiw), was developed for use in multiple sclerosis (...

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Autores principales: Jaber, Amer, Bozzato, Gian B, Vedrine, Lionel, Prais, Wes A, Berube, Julie, Laurent, Philippe E
Formato: Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: BioMed Central 2008
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Technical Advance
Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC2577094/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/18845005
http://dx.doi.org/10.1186/1471-2377-8-38

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https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC2577094/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/18845005
http://dx.doi.org/10.1186/1471-2377-8-38

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