Specific uses

Childhood Immunisations

Childhood vaccinations can be traumatic for both mum and baby. Despite your best efforts to soothe, and the nurse being as quick as she can, even the bravest of children can get very upset, resulting in a traumatic experience for everyone. Fortunately there's emla™ cream, a tried and tested way to numb the pain of needles. So no need to worry about your child’s next immunisation. Just apply emla cream™ 60 minutes before your child’s next jab and see the difference.

Blood Donation and Testing

Of the more than 60 million people living in the UK, only 1.6 million actually donate blood every year. The National Blood Service is always looking for new donors to replenish its blood stocks, but some people avoid being a donor because of a fear of needles. Fortunately help is at hand. emla™ cream is a tried and tested way to help numb needle pain. Applied 60 minutes before your appointment under an occlusive dressing, emla can make donating blood into a more pleasant experience.

Travel Vaccines

People living in the UK make over 65 million trips overseas every year (based on data from 2005). Unfortunately, some of these people put their health at risk by travelling to exotic destinations without the required vaccinations. Needle phobia needn’t be a reason to put health at risk. emla™, a local anaesthetic cream available from pharmacists, is specifically designed to ease the pain of injections and could be the answer to holiday vaccination worries for needle phobics. So before you go for your next travel jabs, try emla™ cream to help numb the pain of needles.

HPV Vaccine

For those dreading the HPV vaccination, help is at hand. emla™ numbing cream can be applied to the skin 60 minutes prior to receiving the HPV vaccine to help numb the skin and suppress the pain of the needle. For more information about the HPV vaccine please visit the NHS website.