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Can Lidocaine be Safely Used to Reduce Pain Caused by Intramuscular Penicillin Injections? A Short Literature Review
Intramuscular (IM) injection, a common procedure frequently performed by nurses, has been used for more than a century. More than 12 billion IM injections are annually given throughout the world. One of the major disadvantages of IM injection of penicillins, such as benzathine penicillin G, is pain at the injection sit …