Lidocaine is used widely as an injectable local anesthetic, occasionally as an intravenous drug for cardiac arrhythmias, and increasingly as a topical anesthetic. Reports of allergic contact ...

A patient who underwent gum surgery noticed a burning sensation after the local anesthetic (lidocaine) had worn off. One day later, the skin over the upper and lower lips started peeling. Could this ...

Please provide your email address to receive an email when new articles are posted on . Lidocaine, delivered as a throat spray to the pharynx, reduced cough frequency in adults with refractory chronic ...

Fresenius Kabi is recalling one lot of its sedative drug, dexmedetomidine, after finding it contains trace amounts of lidocaine, an anesthetic. The FDA said that giving the recalled drug to patients ...

Administration of the recalled product to a patient with lidocaine allergy could potentially result in anaphylaxis if trace amounts of lidocaine are present. Fresenius Kabi announced another voluntary ...

During the study period, 1,143 patients were patch-tested with the NACDG Standard Allergen Tray ( Table 1 and Table 2; Figs 1 and 2). The two definitely relevant cases are presented here in more ...