Lidocaine spray or gel used as a local anesthetic and other pain treatments—think ibuprofen or an injection of an anesthetic—are safe for most patients and can be effective, gynecologists say.
New practice recommendations from U.S. CDC about contraception note use of lidocaine during IUD insertion—and are an important reminder for Canadian docs about how much this procedure can hurt.
The Ontario College of Pharmacists wants a meeting with the College of Physicians and Surgeons of Ontario to discuss doctors it says are refusing to process MedsCheck paperwork and making social media posts that ‘denigrate pharmacists’ expanded scope of practice.’