I went to the pharmacy yesterday to buy needles for my daughter’s Solu-Cortef.  (They don’t send them with the medication, nor does the pharmaceutical company recommend a particular size for administering!)  I had one needle at home already and it was a 23 gauge x 1-1/2" needle.  That is what we have used in the past.  What the pharmacist sold me was 23 gauge x 1".  He said 1" is sufficient for intramuscular injection.  He told me they only sell the 1-1/2" for someone who is obese and is taking the intramuscular injection.  Has anyone else ever used the 1" before?  I have to give Kristin a shot next Wednesday morning before we go to the hospital for her hip surgery and I guess I’ll use the longer needle I already had, but want to know if the others will be sufficient for future use.