anesthetic cream

Here are some details about anesthetic creams, including their positive and negative aspects, as well as their ingredients or materials:

• Lidocaine Ointment USP, 5%:

  • Positive aspects:
    • Indicated for the production of anesthesia of accessible mucous membranes of the oropharynx.
    • Useful as an anesthetic lubricant for intubation.
    • Provides temporary relief of pain associated with minor burns, including sunburn, abrasions of the skin, and insect bites.
  • Negative aspects:
    • Contraindicated in patients with a known history of hypersensitivity to local anesthetics of the amide type or to other components of the ointment.
    • When used in the mouth, the patient should be aware that the production of topical anesthesia may impair swallowing and thus enhance the danger of aspiration. For this reason, food should not be ingested for 60 minutes after application.
  • Ingredients:
    • Acetamide, 2-(diethylamino)-N-(2,6-dimethylphenyl)- (lidocaine) 5% in a water miscible ointment vehicle.

• Lidocaine 4% Cream:

  • Positive aspects:
    • Indicated as a topical anesthetic for use on normal intact skin for local analgesia and itching due to minor cuts, minor scrapes, sunburn, minor skin irritations, minor burns, and insect bites.
  • Negative aspects:
    • None mentioned in the search results.
  • Ingredients:
    • Butylated Hydroxytoluene, Cetostearyl Alcohol, Citric Acid, Edetate Disodium, Light Mineral Oil, Methylparaben, Polyoxyl 20 Cetostearyl Ether, Propylene Glycol, Propylparaben, Purified Water, Sodium Citrate, and White Petrolatum. The chemical designation of Lidocaine is 2-(diethylamino)-N(2,6-dimethylphenyl), acetamide.

• Numb Master 5% Lidocaine Numbing Cream:

  • Positive aspects:
    • Maximum strength fast-acting vitamin E pain relief.
  • Negative aspects:
    • None mentioned in the search results.
  • Ingredients:
    • Not specified in the search results.

• EMLA® Cream EMLA® Patch Lidocaine 2.5% and Prilocaine 2.5% Cream and Patch Topical Anesthetic for Dermal Analgesia:

  • Positive aspects:
    • Provides dermal analgesia by the release of lidocaine and prilocaine into the epidermis and dermis.
  • Negative aspects:
    • Adverse drug reactions included data from both clinical and post-marketing experience, but specific details were not mentioned in the search results.
  • Ingredients:
    • Lidocaine and prilocaine are the active ingredients.

• Lidocaine Topical Cream:

  • Positive aspects:
    • Decreases discomfort or pain during certain medical procedures/exams, such as sigmoidoscopy and cystoscopy.
  • Negative aspects:
    • May contain inactive ingredients that can cause allergic reactions or other problems.
  • Ingredients:
    • Lidocaine 4% topical cream.