Lidocain

Drug name: Lidocain

Active Ingredients:

• Lidocaine

Therapeutic actions: Lidocaine belongs to a group of medicines called anesthetic agents. Lidocaine possesses a local anesthetic action due to blocking the regeneration and impulses conduction in the nerve endings. Lidocaine increases the excitability threshold resulting in suppression impulses conductibility.

Lidocaine possesses antiarrhythmic properties, stabilizes cells membrane, blocks sodium channels, increases the membrane permeability for K+ ions.

Indications: Lidocaine is used for the local anesthesia in surgical practice, gynecology and stomatology. As usual, Lidocaine is used in combination with Adrenalin(epinephrin). For the therapeutic purposes 0,5-1% lidocaine solution is used in different pain syndrome(lumbago, inflammation), back pain during delivery, in kidney and liver colic.

Lidocaine is used in cardiological practice for the treatment of mono and polytopic ventricular premature beats, chronic ventricular premature beats, ventricular fibrillation in acute cardiac infarction, for the relief of supra ventricular and paroxysmal tachycardia that occurs in different neurotic syndrome.

Contraindications and cautions:

• Known hypersensitivity to lidocaine
• Seizures
• AV-blockage 2nd and 3rd blockage
• Adams-Stokes disease
• Decreased heart rate(bradycardia)
• Sick sinus syndrome
• Cardiogenic shock
• Lowered function of the left ventricle
• Wolff-Parkinson-White syndrome
• Disturbance of the intraventricular conduction
• Severe liver and kidney failure
• Severe myastenia
• Sinus bradycardia
• Genetic predisposition to malignant hyperthermia
• Pregnancy and breastfeeding

Adverse effects: There are possible side-effects associated with this medicine that can affect individuals in different ways. If a side effect is stated here, that does not necessarily mean the fact that all people using Lidocaine will experience it or any other.

• CNS: headache, dizziness, insomnia, hyper excitability, seizures, parastesia, stinging in the ears, delayed speech
• Cardiovascular system: bradycardia(decreased heart rate), conduction multiplication, hypotension
• Allergic reactions: skin rash, itching

The side effects listed above may not include all of the side effects reported by the drug's manufacturer. For more information about any other possible risks associated with Lidocaine, please read the information provided with Lidocaine or consult your doctor or pharmacist.

Interactions: It is important to tell your doctor or pharmacist what medicines you are already taking, including those bought without a prescription and herbal medicines, before you start treatment with Lidocaine. Similarly, check with your doctor or pharmacist before taking any new medication while taking this one, to ensure that the combination is safe.

Lidocaine may interact with the following drugs:

• Antiarrhythmic drugs
• Phenytoin
• Other anesthetic agents(procaine)
• Cardiac glycosides
• Alcoholic beverages
• Rifampicin
• Barbiturates
• Calcium blockers
• Beta-blockers
• Antiarrhythmic medicines
• MAO inhibitors
• Aminazin, cimetidine, propranolol, cetidine, bupivacaine, chinide, disopyramide, amitriptyline, imipramine, nortriptyline increases lidocaine blood levels

Additional Information: DO NOT SHARE Lidocaine with others. DO NOT USE THIS MEDICINE for other health conditions. KEEP THIS PRODUCT, as well as syringes and needles, if needed during treatment, out of the reach of children. Do not reuse needles, syringes, or other materials.