Is EMLA cream sold at a pharmacy? or can you buy it online?

Question

I want to have this handy just in case the hospital refuses to give me lidocaine before inserting that excrutiatingly painful IV needle/tube.

Pasco County Hospital in Dade City FL does this automatically, they really CARE about patient comfort...Morton Plant Hospital in Clearwater FL, likes to see their patients in pain so they can save a buck and treat them like c**p.

Answer 1

It isn't just a matter of being cheap. Hospitals actually have to develop a protocol for such things, else the nurses are guilty of exceeding the scope of their practice, giving medications that aren't ordered by the physician. Also, it takes the better part of an hour for EMLA to work, so it's impractical in many situations.

I'd suggest you call the outpatient surgery center (guessing this is the department you're headed to) and make your request well in advance. Springing it on them when you arrive for surgery can't possibly change their policies and procedures, but given some advance notice, they may be able to comply.

I don't know if you can get EMLA, but you can probably find a generic version, OTC.

Answer 2

Yes you can buy Emla online. The question is, which is the safest site?

But no doubtely if you can buy it online surely you would be able to buy it in pharmacies.