MONTREAL RESOURCE DIRECTORY 2016-2017 COURSES CULTURE HEALTH LEISURE SENIOR ASSOCIATIONS RESIDENCE GUIDE Sponsored by HUMN Pharmaceuticals Humn Pharmaceuticals makes Lidocaine available as a Topical Pain Relieving Cream By Haidita Celestine Many Canadian seniors promoting a synthetic drug. Geriatrics Society has also Hamilton notes, however, remains close to where it is recognized the value of needlessly according that the only naturally applied. Further, Lidocaine Lidocaine. In their 2009 to Rowan Hamilton, occurring Local Anesthetic Clinical Practice Guideline Research Director of is cocaine. local anesthetic; until its on persistent pain, they Humn Pharmaceuticals of discovery local anesthetics strongly recommend that Winnipeg. “Despite the fact In the late 1880s cocaine were all “esters”. “Ester “all patients with localized that Lidocaine is on the type anesthetics are neuropathic pain are World Health Organization’s anesthetic used in dentistry much more likely to cause candidates for topical list of Essential Medicines, and an improvement on the allergic reaction compared lidocaine.” most people are unaware previous approach: copious to the amide type local of how well it relieves amounts of alcohol. anesthetic,” says Hamilton. “I’m very happy to be a wide range of pain Lidocaine, however, associated with Humn conditions,” says Hamilton. became the dentist drug of “All that, is a long way of Pharmaceuticals,” says choice when it was made saying that Lidocaine acts Hamilton. “Humn created For those who know commercially available in as a nerve block to prevent TPR20 topical lidociane Hamilton, a herbalist, the late 1940s. pain signals not only from cream to ensure people wholistic dermatologist, travelling to the brain, have access to this proven, student of Traditional but from being initiated Chinese Medicine and a between Lidocaine and at all. And it does that reliever. Go Humn!” graduate of the School earlier local anesthetics is without addiction, fewer of Herbal Medicine in its stability in water; that England, it may come as allows it to remain near and much fewer allergic a surprise to hear him the point of administration reactions.” The American It’s only human to suffer the pains of age. And to stoically smile despite it. An acceptable penalty for days lived. In tribute to youth gone. Then there’s that other human reaction. Make the freaking pain go away. www.humnpharmaceuticals.com 2 • MONTREAL RESOURCE DIRECTORY Services for Seniors Live life to the fullest, in your home ! 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