LIDOCAINE + PRILOCAINE

Lidocaine and Prilocaine are local anaesthetics combined to stabilize the neuronal membranes and inhibit the sodium ion channels needed for the activation and movement of neuronal impulses.

Use this medication precisely as recommended by your physician. Follow the prescription of your doctor carefully.

The medication dose given by your physician is based on your health conditions, other medications or food supplements taken, and your reaction to the treatment. To diminish risks for adverse effects, do not increase your dosage, thus take it regularly, or take it as instructed by your physician. Adverse events may still happen even at usual prescription dosages.

If your physician requests you to use this drug consistently, take it regularly to get the most benefits from it. To make you remember it better, take it at a fixed time every day.

Your doctor may need to modify your dosages to ease your symptoms or if you develop adverse reactions.

Uses

Lidocaine + Prilocaine is used in the following conditions:

Topical anaesthesia
Primary premature ejaculation
Local anesthesia

This medicine may be recommended for different uses. Approach your physician or pharmacist for more information.

Warnings

Do not use Lidocaine + Prilocaine in people with the following conditions:

Congenital, idiopathic or acquired methemoglobinemia
Newborn infants or infants less than 12 months
Preterm newborn infants with gestational age
Application to broken or inflamed skin
Open wounds
Near eyes

Side Effects

Lidocaine + Prilocainemay have the following side effects:

Allergic and anaphylactic reactions
Eye irritation
Numbness of oral mucosa
Erectile dysfunction
Male genital hypoesthesia
Nausea
Taste perversion
Throat irritation
Fatigue
Flu-like disorder
Pyrexia
Local alteration in temperature sensations
Application site reactions such as pruritus, erythema, burning or stinging sensation
Warmth
Pallor
Rarely purpuric or petechial lesions
Local pain
Edema
Numbness
Soreness
Irritation
Ulceration
Abscess
Vesicles
Myalgia
Arthralgia
Headache
Dizziness
Genital burning sensation
Hypoaesthesia
Vulvovaginal burning sensation in female partners
Respiratory tract infection
Rhinitis
Urticaria
Rarely, hyperpigmentation
Methemoglobinemia

Keep in mind that your physician has recommended this drug since he or she has known that the advantage to you is more significant than the risk of adverse reactions. Many individuals utilizing this medicine don’t have serious side effects.

A severe allergy to this medication is uncommon. In any case, seek emergency medical help if you see any manifestations of a serious allergic response, including a rash, tingling or swelling particularly of the face or tongue or throat, dizziness or difficulty in breathing.

This is not a complete list of side effects. If you see other effects not recorded above, contact your physician or pharmacist.

Precautions

Precautions

Take extra caution in patients with the following medical conditions:

Patients with history of drug sensitivities
G6PD deficiency
Anemia
Severe impairment of impulse initiation
Heart conduction
Cardiac or pulmonary compromise
Concurrent exposure to oxidising agents or their metabolites
Atomic dermatitis
Patients who are in remission from porphyria
Asymptomatic carriers of mutated genes responsible for porphyria development
Acutely ill or debilitated patients
Ulcerative lesions or during acute cavity infections
Children
Elderly
Pregnancy
Lactation

Prior in taking this medicine, tell your physician or pharmacist if you have allergies or other hypersensitivity reactions with the drug. This drug may contain inert ingredients which can cause unfavorable side effects or different issues. Talk with your pharmacist for more information.

Interactions

Lidocaine + Prilocaine may interact with the following medicines:

- Dental inj anaesthesia
- Class I antiarrhythmics
- Class III antiarrhythmics
Potentially fatal: Local anaesthetics, Nitrates/ Nitrates, Antineoplastic agents, Cyclophosphamide, Antibacterials, Antimalarial, Anticonvulsants

Inform your physician about the drugs you take including over-the-counter medications, prescribed drugs, supplements and vitamins.

This is not a complete list of drug interactions. Approach your physician or pharmacist for more details.

The effects of certain medications can change if you consume different medications or herbal products simultaneously. This can build your risk for side effects or may cause your drugs not to work effectively. These interactions are possible, yet don’t generally happen. Your physician or pharmacist can prevent or oversee interactions by changing how you utilize your prescriptions or by close checking.

While utilizing this drug, don’t start, stop, or change the dose of other medicines you are using without your physician’s advice.

Overdose & Brands

If an overdose is suspected, call your health care provider immediately.

Available brands:

Emla
Emlocaine
Combikane
Emlopril
Metacain DS