Do chemotherapy injections administered intravenously, and the preceding and subsequent saline solutions used to thin the blood, break the fast?
Intravenous injections during Ramadan do not invalidate the fast, even if they include chemotherapy. However, a nutritional IV drip does break the fast. A nutritional IV is that which suffices one from food and drink, like a glucose solution, not every injection or solution that enters the vein, such as a saline solution. It is possible to arrange with the hospital to inject a non-nutritional liquid, and if this is not medically suitable, the patient is excused. If it is possible to postpone it until after breaking the fast, then let it be done.
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