Apparently, in France (and elsewhere), it's possible to buy an EMLA patch to numb a section of your skin -- say, where an injection's going to be given. But here?
Ah, AMA, you have much to answer for. And I know this is at the head of your list....
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Here you can get emla cream that you put on prior to an injection or iv start, but it's by script only. You can also get a lidocaine patch, but I've not seen those used for regular iv starts. Usually those are used for neuropathic or chronic pain.
In reading that blog post further, I did see where the doc asked if she wanted a script for more of them, so I guess they do it that way, too. I have to admit that I don't think we'd have a lot of use for them, but the idea intrigued me.
We use the emla cream before accessing implanted ports. Sometimes they will use it in pediatrics before starting an iv.
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