Animal NDC 13985-222-04 Lidocaine 2%
Lidocaine
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Lidocaine 2% Animal Product Labeling Information
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Indications & Usage
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.
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.
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 15o and 30oC (59o-86oF)
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