Clinical Review
Tackling Adverse Reactions to Local Anesthetics
Case in Point
Fed Pract. 2009 August;26(8):16
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Kristin St. John, PharmD, Daniel Woods, MD, and David Parra, PharmD, BCPS
Dr. St. John is a clinical pharmacist at James A. Haley Veterans Hospital, Tampa Bay, FL. Dr. Woods is a cardiologist at West Palm Beach VA Medical Center (WPBVAMC), West Palm Beach, FL and a fellow of the American College of Cardiology. Dr. Parra is a clinical pharmacist in the patient support service at WPBVAMC.
This patient wanted to undergo an important procedure that required local anesthesia. With his history of an adverse reaction to such medication, however, this treating team had to decide a course of action.