What is the ruling on taking subcutaneous chemical injections during fasting to treat the resulting fatigue and pain, given that the work requires presence for 24 hours?
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Medical injections in Ramadan are of two types: nutritional, and these are not permissible for a fasting person to use except out of necessity. They invalidate the fast, and that day must be made up. Non-nutritional (purely medicinal), and these are permissible because they are not in the meaning of food.
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