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How to Take Lidocaine and Prilocaine and it's Dose

Written by - Dhanalakshmi Chinnuswamy, Diploma in Pharmacy, MBA (Healthcare)

Medically Checked by - Dr. M. Sree Mohana Preetha, Doctor of Pharmacy

Last Updated on August 11, 2022

It comes as a cream, to be applied on intact skin and covered with an occlusive dressing.

Dosage & When it is to be taken

Topical- The recommended dose range is 1gm to 20gms over 10 to 200 cm² of skin surface for 1 to 4 hours.

When it is not to be taken (Contraindications)

Hypersensitivity.

Drug Name : Lidocaine and Prilocaine

This medication is a dermal anesthesia, prescribed for tingling, pricking or numbness of a person's skin.

Trade Names/Brand Names of Lidocaine and Prilocaine

International :

Emla

Last Updated on August 11, 2022

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