Plain language summary: Challenges and use of injectable medications in Hospital-at-Home care

This Plain Language Summary of Publication article (PLSP) from Postgraduate Medicine, highlights challenges in managing injectable medications in Hospital-at-Home (HaH) care. HaH provides hospital-level care at home, where patients often need injections. These injections can be administered in various ways (under the skin, into the muscle, or vein) and may be quick or extended. Both patients and healthcare staff, including caregivers, doctors, nurses, and pharmacists, encounter several difficulties handling these injections during HaH treatment.

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This PLSP is based on an article called ‘Parenteral medication use in hospital at home: Challenges and opportunities’ and was published in the American Journal of Health-System Pharmacy. 

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• Hospital-at-Home
• injection
• patients
• plain language summary