Keep Safety Considerations in Mind With Intrathecal Meds

September 2025

Questions will come up about additional safeguards needed with intrathecal (IT) meds.

IT meds get injected directly into the cerebrospinal fluid (CSF), which surrounds the brain and spinal cord.

This is different from epidural meds...which go into the membrane space OUTSIDE the spinal cord and help with pain or inflammation. Some meds can be given by either route.

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