Penicillin shots hurt, so I decided to do a clinical trial about adding lidocaine to penicillin during syphilis treatment to see if it decreases pain, and it does! Read about it below and thanks to the amazing team who helped make this trial happen!
www.ovid.com/10.1097/OLQ....
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LIMIT Trial: Lidocaine with Intramuscular... : Sexually Transmitted Diseases
Background:Studies have shown that intramuscular benzathine penicillin G (BPG) or bicillin injections cause severe pain in many patients, which may...