Anestacon® [DSC]; Anestafoam™ [OTC]; Band-Aid® Hurt-Free™ Antiseptic Wash [OTC]; Burn Jel® Plus [OTC]; Burn Jel® [OTC]; Burn-O-Jel [OTC]; L-M-X® 4 [OTC]; L-M-X® 5 [OTC]; LidaMantle®; Lidoderm®; LTA® 360; Premjact® [OTC]; Regenecare®; Regenecare® HA [OTC]; Solarcaine® Aloe Extra Burn Relief [OTC] [DSC]; Solarcaine® cool aloe Burn Relief [OTC]; Topicaine® [OTC]; Unburn®; Xylocaine®; Xylocaine® Viscous [DSC]
• This medicine does not mix well with some medicines. Serious reactions may occur. Check all medicines with healthcare provider.
• If you have an allergy to lidocaine or any other part of this medicine.
• Tell healthcare provider if you are allergic to any medicine. Make sure to tell about the allergy and how it affected you. This includes telling about rash; hives; itching; shortness of breath; wheezing; cough; swelling of face, lips, tongue, or throat; or any other symptoms involved.
• Do not take this medicine by mouth. For skin only. Keep out of mouth, nose, and eyes (may burn).
• Wash hands before and after use.
• Clean affected area before use. Make sure to dry well.
• Apply to clean, dry, healthy skin.
Skin:
• Apply with cotton swab to hemorrhoids.
• Use rectal cream rectally.
Skin patch:
• Apply to most painful areas of skin.
• Apply patch at a similar time of day.
• Leave on for 12 hours.
• Remove patch immediately if a burning sensation occurs.
• Use a missed dose as soon as possible.
• If it is almost time for the next dose, skip the missed dose and return to your regular schedule.
• Do not use a double dose or extra doses.
• Many times this medicine is taken on an as needed basis.
• Store at room temperature.
• Protect from heat.
• Throw away all patches in a sealed container away from children and pets.
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Modified: 2010-05-06 12:33:47.0
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• If you have a life-threatening allergy, wear allergy identification at all times.
• Do not share your medicine with others and do not take anyone else's medicine.
• Keep all medicine out of the reach of children and pets.
• Most medicines can be thrown away in household trash after mixing with coffee grounds or kitty litter and sealing in a plastic bag.
• Keep a list of all your medicines (prescription, natural products, supplements, vitamins, over-the-counter) with you. Give this list to healthcare provider (doctor, nurse, nurse practitioner, pharmacist, physician assistant).
• Call your doctor for medical advice about side effects. You may report side effects to FDA at 1-800-FDA-1088 or in Canada to Health Canada's Canada Vigilance Program at 1-866-234-2345.
• Talk with healthcare provider before starting any new medicine, including over-the-counter, natural products, or vitamins.
• This medicine is used to prevent pain.
• This medicine is used to treat painful nerve diseases.
• This medicine is used to treat symptoms of hemorrhoids or rectal irritation.
• This medicine is used to relieve chronic pain conditions.
• This medicine is used to relieve pain from skin irritations.
• This medicine is used to relieve pain caused by shingles.
• The patch may contain conducting metal. Remove patch before MRI.
• If you have liver disease, talk with healthcare provider.
• Check medicines with healthcare provider. This medicine may not mix well with other medicines.
• Do not put coverings (bandages, dressings, make-up) over the area unless told to do so by healthcare provider.
• Use caution on skin where a large area is involved or where there are open wounds.
• Avoid use of heat sources (such as sunlamps, tanning beds, heating pads, electric blankets, heat lamps, saunas, hot tubs, heated waterbeds). Avoid long, hot baths or sunbathing. Your temperature may rise and cause too much medicine to be released at once.
• Tell healthcare provider if you are pregnant or plan on getting pregnant.
• Tell healthcare provider if you are breast-feeding.
• Skin irritation.
• If you suspect an overdose, call your local poison control center or emergency department immediately.
• Signs of a life-threatening reaction. These include wheezing; chest tightness; fever; itching; bad cough; blue skin color; fits; or swelling of face, lips, tongue, or throat.
• Severe skin irritation.
• Severe mouth irritation.
• Severe numbness and tingling.
• Any rash.
• No improvement in condition or feeling worse.
