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How Soon After Administration Of An SQ Injection Would One See A Reaction?
How soon after administration of an SQ injection would you see a reaction? How soon after administration of an IM injection would you expect to see a reaction/effect? How soon after administration of an IV injection would you expect to see a reaction/effect? How soon after administration of oral medication would you expect to see a reaction/effect?
Wed, 19 Nov 2014
Hello and thanks for your questions. It depends on what you are injecting. Different substances react differently. Also are you talking about a therapeutic reaction or an abnormal reaction like a side effect? In general IV would be fastest, IM and SQ somewhat slower and oral the slowest.
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