It was originally indicated for only gluteal injection when approved by the FDA in February 2013.1,2 The approval of the deltoid injection site was based on two studies that evaluated the safety and ...

Subcutaneous (subQ or SQ) injections are shots given in the fatty tissue layer (subcutaneous fat) under your skin. Your skin has many layers, and the subcutaneous layer is beneath the epidermis and ...

Subcutaneous injections typically cause minimal pain since they involve small, short needles that do not penetrate deeply into the tissue. People may be able to reduce the pain of injections by ...