Lidocaine 5% ointment

देश: यूनाइटेड किंगडम

भाषा: अंग्रेज़ी

स्रोत: MHRA (Medicines & Healthcare Products Regulatory Agency)

सक्रिय संघटक:

Lidocaine hydrochloride

थमां उपलब्ध:

CST Pharma Ltd

ए.टी.सी कोड:

D04AB01

INN (इंटरनेशनल नाम):

Lidocaine hydrochloride

डोज़:

50mg/1gram

फार्मास्यूटिकल फॉर्म:

Ointment

प्रशासन का मार्ग:

Gingival; Cutaneous

वर्ग:

No Controlled Drug Status

प्रिस्क्रिप्शन प्रकार:

Valid as a prescribable product

उत्पाद समीक्षा:

BNF: 15020100

सूचना पत्रक

UK & Ireland Artwork Department
LIDOCAINE 5 % M/M OINTMENT
Lidocaine
READ ALL OF THIS LEAFLET CAREFULLY BEFORE
YOU START USING THIS MEDICINE BECAUSE IT
CONTAINS IMPORTANT INFORMATION FOR YOU.
This medicine is available without
prescription. However, you still need to
use Lidocaine 5 % m/m Ointment
carefully to get the best results from it.
Always use this medicine exactly as
described in this leaflet or as your
doctor or pharmacist have told you.
• Keep this leaflet. You may need to read
it again.
• Ask your pharmacist if you need more
information or advice.
• If you get any side effects, talk to your
doctor or pharmacist. This includes
any possible side effects not listed in
this leaflet. See section 4.
• You must talk to a doctor if you do not
feel better or if you feel worse after 24
hours.
1. WHAT LIDOCAINE OINTMENT IS AND WHAT
IT IS USED FOR
2. BEFORE YOU USE LIDOCAINE OINTMENT
3. HOW TO USE LIDOCAINE OINTMENT
4. POSSIBLE SIDE EFFECTS
5. HOW TO STORE LIDOCAINE OINTMENT
6. CONTENTS OF THE PACK AND OTHER
INFORMATION
WHAT LIDOCAINE OINTMENT IS
AND WHAT IT IS USED FOR
Lidocaine is a medicine called a local
anaesthetic which is used to produce
numbness to a part of your body to
relieve pain or discomfort.
Lidocaine Ointment is used:
• for numbing gums in dentistry
• for rectal itch or ulcers (pruritus ani or
anal fissures)
• for relief of female genital itch
(pruritus vulvae)
• for relief of piles (haemorrhoids)
• for relief of shingles (herpes zoster),
cold sores (herpes labialis)
• for the relief of sore nipples in nursing
mothers
• as a lubricant for rectal or urethral
examination (proctoscopy and
cystoscopy).
BEFORE YOU USE LIDOCAINE
OINTMENT
DO NOT USE LIDOCAINE OINTMENT AND
CONSULT YOUR DOCTOR OR PHARMACIST IF
YOU:
• are allergic (hypersensitive) to
lidocaine or any of the other
ingredients of this ointment
• are allergic to other similar amide
local anaesthetics.
TAKING OTHER MEDICINES
TALK TO YOUR DOCTOR OR PHARMACIST IF YOU
ARE TAKING ANY OF THE FOLLOWING:
• cimetidine for sto

उत्पाद विशेषताएं

SUMMARY OF PRODUCT CHARACTERISTICS
1
NAME OF THE MEDICINAL PRODUCT
Lidocaine 5% m/m Ointment
2
QUALITATIVE AND QUANTITATIVE COMPOSITION
Lidocaine 5% m/m
For excipients. see 6.1.
3
PHARMACEUTICAL FORM
Ointment.
4
CLINICAL PARTICULARS
4.1
THERAPEUTIC INDICATIONS
Local anaesthesia for topical use including, surface anaesthesia of
gums in
dentistry.
Pain
relief
from
anal
fissures,
pruritis
ani,
pruritis
vulvae,
haemorrhoids, herpes zoster and herpes labialis.
For symptomatic relief of sore nipples in nursing mothers.
As a lubricant in proctoscopy and cytoscopy.
4.2
POSOLOGY AND METHOD OF ADMINISTRATION
Cutaneous/oromucosal use.
Adult, elderly and children:
Dentistry: Apply to dry gum and rub gently.
Nursing mothers: Apply to the nipples using a small piece of gauze,
wash off
immediately before next feed.
All other indications: Apply 1 to 2 ml when required. Avoid long-term
use
which may lead to hypersensitivity.
4.3
CONTRAINDICATIONS
Known sensitivity to lidocaine or other amide local anaesthetics.
4.4
SPECIAL WARNINGS AND PRECAUTIONS FOR USE
Lidocaine Ointment is not intended for use with aseptic techniques.
4.5
INTERACTION WITH OTHER MEDICINAL PRODUCTS AND OTHER FORMS OF
INTERACTION
Although absorption of lidocaine from mucous membranes is marked,
doses
for topical anaesthesia are low. However, the following interactions
should be
considered:
Cimetidine and propranolol may inhibit the metabolism and thus enhance
lidocaine toxicity.
4.6
PREGNANCY AND LACTATION
In common with other drugs, Lidocaine Ointment should not be used in
early
pregnancy unless the benefits outweigh the potential risks.
4.7
EFFECTS ON ABILITY TO DRIVE AND USE MACHINES
No or negligible influence. Lidocaine administered parenterally may
cause
CNS stimulation, dizziness, nausea followed by depression and
drowsiness.
4.8
UNDESIRABLE EFFECTS
Allergic effects are uncommon to lidocaine but have been recorded,
usually following
parenteral administration. Hypersensitivity may occur in long-term
topical use.
Reporting of suspected adverse reactions
Repo