LIDOCAINE AND PRILOCAINE (Aprizio Pak) Nursing Considerations

What is the generic name?

LIDOCAINE AND PRILOCAINE

What is the Trade Name for LIDOCAINE AND PRILOCAINE?

Aprizio Pak

What are the Indications for LIDOCAINE AND PRILOCAINE?

• INDICATIONS AND USAGE Lidocaine and prilocaine cream (a eutectic mixture of lidocaine 2.5% and prilocaine 2.5%) is indicated as a topical anesthetic for use on: – normal intact skin for local analgesia. – genital mucous membranes for superficial minor surgery and as pretreatment for infiltration anesthesia. Lidocaine and prilocaine cream is not recommended in any clinical situation when penetration or migration beyond the tympanic membrane into the middle ear is possible because of the ototoxic effects observed in animal studies (see WARNINGS ).

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