intravenous
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After surgery, every patient received paracetamol through an intravenous drip every 8 hours.
From Science Daily ● Sep. 14, 2026
After surgery, everyone received intravenous paracetamol every eight hours.
From Science Daily ● May 20, 2026
Samples from his intravenous line earlier that evening later tested positive for Enterococcus faecalis.
From BBC ● May 5, 2026
Since 2015, NHS patients have received the world's best-selling drug through a drip – or intravenous infusion – which can take more than an hour to administer in hospital.
From BBC ● May 3, 2026
“Those won’t help, not now. No, there’s no medicine. In a hospital they give transfusions and intravenous nutrients.”I can’t do that, of course.
From "Z for Zachariah" by Robert C. O’Brien
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