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New patch reduces needlestick pain.(Brief Article)
2002 JUN 19 - (NewsRx.com & NewsRx.net) -- A new pain patch for children was tested in clinical trials and found to decrease pain from a needle injection by approximately 40%, as reported at the Pediatric Academic Societies' annual meeting.
This new transdermal patch, manufactured by New Jersey-based drug delivery company, Vyteris, Inc., delivers drugs, such as lidocaine, through the skin via an electric current. The patch is soon to undergo U.S. Food and Drug Administration review.
Approval of the Vyteris lidocaine system may help millions of children and parents who fear pain from undergoing needlestick injections, blood draw procedures, or immunizations each year. Injections are reported to be one of the most unpleasant medical procedures for children.
While the pain of immunizations and needle puncture in children may be dismissed as ultimately transient and of little consequence, research shows that such pain can leave lasting emotional scars. Furthermore, anxiety about the excessive pain associated with multiple immunization injections causes children to miss scheduled vaccines, and limits the ...
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