Lidocaine

MWI/VetOne

Lidocaine 2% Injection Local Anesthetic

FULL PRESCRIBING INFORMATION: CONTENTS*

• LIDOCAINE CONTRAINDICATIONS
• PRECAUTIONS
• CONTAINS
• LIDOCAINE DOSAGE AND ADMINISTRATION
• STORAGE

FULL PRESCRIBING INFORMATION

Uses

CAUTION: Federal law restricts this drug to use by or on the order of licensed veterinarian.

For animal use only.

Keep out of reach of children.

INDICATIONS

Lidocaine is a potent local anesthetic for producing epidural, nerve conduction and infiltration anesthesia.

LIDOCAINE CONTRAINDICATIONS

Lidocaine is contraindicated in animals with a known hypersensitivity to the drug.

PRECAUTIONS

Lidocaine is usually well tolerated. Nevertheless, as with all local anesthetics, untoward effects may occur due to hypersensitivity, faulty technique, overdosage and inadvertent intravascular or subarachnoid injection. In case of respiratory arrest, immediate resuscitation with oxygen is indicated.

CONTAINS

Each mL of sterile aqueous solution contains:
Lidocaine Hydrochloride ............. 2.0%
Propylene Glycol ....................... 5.2%
Sodium Chloride ........................ 0.5%
Sodium Lactate ......................... 0.5%

with Methylparaben 0.15%, Sodium Metabisulfite 0.10%,
Propylparaben 0.03%, Disodium Edetate 0.001% as preservatives.

LIDOCAINE DOSAGE AND ADMINISTRATION

EPIDURAL: Cattle and Horses: 5 to 15 mL. Dogs and Cats: 1 mL per 10 pounds of body weight.
NERVE BLOCK: Cattle and Horses: 5 to 20 mL
INFILTRATION: Dilute to 0.5% concentration (1 mL of 2% solution diluted with 3 mL of sterile water = 4 mL of a 0.5% solution).
 

STORAGE

Store at controlled room temperature between 15^o and 30^oC (59^o-86^oF)

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