Lidocaine Gel
Lidocaine 2% Gel
Ingredients & Drug Type
Lidocaine Gel is listed as Other containing Lidocaine 2% Gel. A medicine used according to its active ingredient, dosage form, and the patient’s condition.
- Active ingredient
- Lidocaine 2% Gel
- Therapeutic class
- Other
- Dosage form
- Gel
- Strength
- 2%
Dosing
- Route
- topical
- Route: topical.
- The final dose depends on diagnosis, age, weight, kidney/liver function, pregnancy status, and other medicines.
- Use the dose written by your doctor or pharmacist; this page is educational and not a personal prescription.
Instructions: استخدم كمية قليلة موضعياً
Medical Overview
Lidocaine Gel is listed as Other containing Lidocaine 2% Gel. A medicine used according to its active ingredient, dosage form, and the patient’s condition.
Lidocaine 2% gel — the multipurpose surface anesthetic: procedure lubrication, severe oral ulcer pre-meal relief, minor surface pain. Mucosa genuinely absorbs it: doses count, teething-gel use in infants is globally banned (documented deaths), and post-oral-use rules apply (no eating/hot drinks until numbness clears — aspiration and bite injuries). Early systemic signs (perioral tingling, tinnitus) mean stop.
Uses / Indications
- Local anesthesia before urinary catheterization
- aphthous stomatitis
- Used for indications selected by a clinician or pharmacist based on diagnosis and the official leaflet.
Side Effects
- موضعياً: لسعة أولية ثم خدر (المطلوب)
- واحمرار خفيف. الجهازية مع الإفراط أو الأغشية الواسعة: دوخة وطنين وخدر شفاه معمم ورؤية مشوشة (إنذارات مبكرة — أوقف فوراً)
- وقصياً: اضطراب نظم واختلاج. الفموي: خدر بلع (انتبه — انظر التحذيرات).
- Side effects vary by active ingredient, dose, and patient factors.
Contraindications
- حساسية مخدرات الأميد الموضعية
- الجلد المتقرح الواسع والحروق الكبيرة (امتصاص جامح)
- واضطرابات نظم وكتل قلبية متقدمة بحذر جهازي. **الرضع لتسكين التسنين: ممنوع عالمياً** (وفيات موثقة من جل التسنين الليدوكائيني — البدائل: عضاضة مبردة وتدليك لثة).
- Previous allergy to the active ingredient or any component.
Warnings
- قواعده الثلاث: كمية صغيرة على مساحة صغيرة أقل مرات ممكنة
- **فموياً: لا طعام ولا شراب ساخن حتى زوال الخدر** (بلعومك المخدّر يبتلع خطأً وتعضّ خدّك وتُحرق بلا إحساس — ساعة انتظار)
- وللأطفال بميزان الطبيب حصراً لا اجتهاد الأهل. تخدير ألم مجهول السبب أسبوعاً كاملاً بدل تشخيصه خطأ استراتيجي — الألم رسالة. احجز عبر كلينكس جو.
- Do not start, stop, or change dose without medical advice, especially during pregnancy or chronic disease.
Drug Interactions
- مع مضادات النظم (أميودارون
- ميكسيليتين): تراكم صنفي — أخبر طبيب قلبك. مثبطات CYP3A4 القوية ترفعه نظرياً بالاستخدام الواسع. لا شيء بالاستخدام الموضعي الرشيد.
- Tell your clinician or pharmacist about all medicines, supplements, and herbs you use.
Patient Guidance
- Read the patient leaflet.
- Use only as prescribed.
- Ask a pharmacist if anything about use is unclear.
Before Using This Medicine
Tell your clinician before use if you have
- Any previous allergy to this medicine, its class, or any ingredient.
- Pregnancy, breastfeeding, planned pregnancy, or fertility treatment.
- Kidney, liver, heart, stomach ulcer, bleeding, epilepsy, or chronic disease history.
- Regular medicines, supplements, herbal products, or alcohol use.
Seek urgent care if you notice
- Breathing difficulty, face or throat swelling, severe rash, fainting, or chest pain.
- Severe diarrhea, black stools, vomiting blood, yellow eyes, confusion, or unusual bleeding.
- Any symptom that feels severe, new, or rapidly worsening after taking the medicine.
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Storage & Manufacturer
- Storage:
- Store at room temperature away from heat, moisture, and direct sunlight unless the package label says otherwise.
Trusted Medical Sources
Use these references to verify official labeling, patient information, therapeutic class, dosing cautions, contraindications, and safety updates.
Common Questions
What is Lidocaine Gel?
Lidocaine Gel contains Lidocaine 2% Gel and is categorized as Other. Its exact use depends on diagnosis and the official product label.
What is the dose of Lidocaine Gel?
The dose must be set by a doctor or pharmacist according to age, weight, diagnosis, and kidney or liver function.
What warnings matter before using Lidocaine Gel?
Check allergies, pregnancy or breastfeeding, chronic disease, and all current medicines before use. Seek urgent care for severe allergy or rapidly worsening symptoms.
How should Lidocaine Gel be stored?
Store at room temperature away from heat, moisture, and direct sunlight unless the package label says otherwise.