Pain Clinic Not Allowed to Proceed with Unproven Lidocaine Treatment for Post-COVID

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The private pain clinic Excellent Care Clinics in Velsen-Noord claimed last year to have found the first effective drug for post-COVID, but the drug had not yet been proven safe at all. Patients were unnecessarily put at risk, the inspectorate now rules.

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A commercial pain clinic in Velsen-Noord is no longer allowed to simply administer lidocaine to people with chronic COVID-19 symptoms. This is because the substance is not approved for this purpose. The Health and Youth Care Inspectorate (IGJ) states that there is "a risk to patient safety" and therefore wants Excellent Care Clinics to stop the treatment.