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2. Hypodermic needle - Wikipedia

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   Hypodermic needles are normally made from a stainless-steel or Niobium tube [17] through a process known as tube drawing where the tube is drawn through progressively smaller dies to make the needle. The end of the needle is bevelled to create a sharp pointed tip, letting the needle easily penetrate the skin. [18] A hypodermic needle tip under ...

3. Injection (medicine) - Wikipedia

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   A needle tract infection, also called a needlestick infection, is an infection that occurs when pathogens are inadvertently introduced into the tissues of the body during an injection. Contamination of the needle used for injection, or reuse of needles for injections in multiple people, can lead to transmission of hepatitis B and C, HIV, and ...

4. Microneedles - Wikipedia

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   The microneedles range in size, shape, and function but are all used as an alternative to other delivery methods like the conventional hypodermic needle or other injection apparatus. Stimuli-responsive microneedles are advanced devices that respond to environmental triggers such as temperature, pH, or light to release therapeutic agents.

5. Weight Loss Injections: What You Need to Know, From ... - AOL

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   Liraglutide Weight Loss Injections. Liraglutide is the active ingredient in Saxenda and Victoza. Like Ozempic and Wegovy, liraglutide is an injected GLP-1 receptor agonist that can suppress ...

6. 5 Simple Steps to Injecting Semaglutide for Weight Loss - AOL

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   How to Inject Semaglutide: A Step-by-Step Guide. Semaglutide, the active ingredient in Ozempic and Wegovy, is a glucagon-like peptide-1 (GLP-1) receptor agonist taken as a once-weekly injection.

7. Fear of needles - Wikipedia

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   Fear of needles, known in medical literature as needle phobia, is the extreme fear of medical procedures involving injections or hypodermic needles. It is occasionally referred to as aichmophobia , although this term may also refer to a more general fear of sharply pointed objects.