Drug Details
Generic Name:
Common Brands:
Prescription lidocaine transdermal patch (Lidoderm, Dermalid, Ztildo), over-the-counter (nonprescription) lidocaine patch (Absorbine Jr, Aspercreme, Lidocare, Salonpas, others), and lidocaine cream (AneCream, BenGay, Lidotral, Lydexa, RectiCare, RectaSmoothe, ZiloVal, others)
Availability:
Prescription and over-the-counter
Therapeutic Class:
Local anesthetics
Forms:
Transdermal patch, cream, oral gel, and intravenous lidocaine
Administration:
By direct application or injection
Therapeutic Uses:
- Prescription transdermal patch to relieve pain from postherpetic neuralgia (nerve pain after shingles
- Over-the-counter lidocaine patch to treat minor pain
- Intravenous regional anesthesia to prevent pain from certain medical procedures and surgical procedures
- Cream to treat minor burns, scrapes, and insect bites
- Oral gel to treat mouth sores
Controlled Status:
Not a controlled substance
Lidocaine Drug Class
Lidocaine (lye-doh-kane) is a local anesthetic agent.
Lidocaine Age Range
Lidocaine is approved for use in adults and children. However, the prescription 5% lidocaine patches are not recommended for children. Even used lidocaine patches may contain a large amount of medicine or enough lidocaine concentration to cause serious adverse effects in a child. Prescription lidocaine viscous 2% is not approved to treat teething pain in infants and children.
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