LIDOCAINE

Other

Brand names: Lidocaine, Trubrexa, Lidocaine HCl - Hydrocortisone Acetate, Xylocaine, LIDOTHOL

Topical

Other agent

Lidocaine ointment

including sunburn

abrasions of the skin

and insect bites.

Contraindications

• Lidocaine is contraindicated in patients with a known history of hypersensitivity to local anesthetics of the amide type or to other components of lidocaine ointment
• 5%.

EXCESSIVE DOSAGE, OR SHORT INTERVALS BETWEEN DOSES, CAN RESULT IN HIGH PLASMA LEVELS AND SERIOUS ADVERSE EFFECTS, PATIENTS SHOULD BE INSTRUCTED TO STRICTLY ADHERE TO THE RECOMMENDED DOSAGE AND ADMINISTRATION GUIDELINES AS SET FORTH IN THIS PACKAGE INSERT
THE MANAGEMENT OF SERIOUS ADVERSE REACTIONS MAY REQUIRE THE USE OF RESUSCITATIVE EQUIPMENT, OXYGEN, AND OTHER RESUSCITATIVE DRUGS
Although all patients are at risk for methemoglobinemia, patients with glucose-6-phosphate dehydrogenase deficiency, congenital or idiopathic methemoglobinemia, cardiac or pulmonary compromise, infants under 6 months of age, and concurrent exposure to oxidizing agents or their metabolites more susceptible to developing clinical manifestations of the condition
Methemoglobin levels may continue to rise; therefore, immediate treatment is required to avert more serious central nervous system and cardiovascular adverse effects, including seizures, coma, arrhythmias, and death

9 documented side effects by frequency

Drug Not Working

>10%

Nausea

1-10%

Fatigue

1-10%

Headache

1-10%

Shortness of Breath

1-10%

Condition Worsened

0.1-1%

Diarrhea

0.1-1%

Vomiting

0.1-1%

Dizziness

0.1-1%

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Dosage Forms

Tablet

Route

Topical