lidocaine
Noun
Meaning
a local anesthetic (trade names Lidocaine and Xylocaine) used topically on the skin and mucous membranes
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Following intravenous administration, MEGX and GX concentrations in serum range from 11 to 36% and from 5 to 11% of lidocaine concentrations, respectively.
In a study conducted in 9 healthy volunteers, concomitant use of 1.5 mg/kg IV with 500 mg ciprofloxacin twice daily resulted in an increase of lidocaine Cmax and AUC by 12% and 26%, respectively.
As the days passed and our bites became more prevalent and painful, I began applying the lidocaine with regularity.
I guess I'm just very unlucky in that neither Valium (my sister says it does not work on her either) or the lidocaine is effective on me.
In the absence of massive topical overdose or oral ingestion, evaluation of symptoms of toxicity should include consideration of other etiologies for the clinical effects, or overdosage from other sources of lidocaine or other local anesthetics.
In the case of a local nerve block, any one of a number of local anesthetics may be used; the names of these compounds, such as lidocaine or Novocaine, usually have an aine ending.