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Most prescriptions are delivered within 3-5 days.Lidocaine HCl Injectable Solution is used by veterinarians as a local anesthetic to numb areas prior to stitches to prevent pain. It may also be used in the treatment of irregular heart rhythm in certain animals.
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Item Number | 178057 |
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Generic Name | Lidocaine HCI |
Common Brand Name(s) | Xylocaine, Lignocaine |
For Use With | Dogs, Cats, Horses & Cattle |
Administration Form | Injection |
Product Form | Injectable |
Health Condition | Pain |
Drug Type | Local Anesthetic |
Lidocaine is a potent local anesthetic producing epidural, nerve conduction and infiltration anesthesia.
Lidocaine is contraindicated in animals with a known hypersensitivity to the drug.
The following drug interactions have either been reported or are theoretical in humans or animals receiving lidocaine HCI and may be of significance in veterinary patients: Anesthetics, antiarrhythmics, beta-blockers, cimetidine, furosemdie, ketamine, phenobarbital, succinylcholine, and xylazine
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.
Each mL of sterile aqueous solution contains: Lidocaine Hydrochloride 2.0%, propylene glycol 5.2%, sodium chloride 0.5% sodium lactate 0.5%, methylparaben 0.15%, sodium metabisulfite 0.10%, propylparaben 0.03%, and disodium edetate 0.001% as preservatives.
Dogs & Cats - 1 mL per 10 pounds of body weight. Horses & Cattle - 5 to 15 mL
Store at controlled room temperature between 59°F - 86°F.
Lidocaine is an injectable medication that can be used as a local, reginal, and topical anesthetic agent. It can also be used to treat ventricular arrhythmias, principally ventricular tachycardia and ventricular premature complexes (VPCs) in all species.