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TABLE OF CONTENTS
PART I: HEALTH PROFESSIONAL INFORMATION ........................................................3 SUMMARY PRODUCT INFORMATION......................................................................3 INDICATIONS AND CLINICAL USE ...........................................................................3 CONTRAINDICATIONS.................................................................................................4 WARNINGS AND PRECAUTIONS ...............................................................................5 ADVERSE REACTIONS ...............................................................................................12 DRUG INTERACTIONS ...............................................................................................14 DOSAGE AND ADMINISTRATION ...........................................................................16 OVERDOSAGE..............................................................................................................20 ACTION AND CLINICAL PHARMACOLOGY..........................................................22 STORAGE AND STABILITY .......................................................................................24 SPECIAL HANDLING INSTRUCTIONS.....................................................................24 DOSAGE FORMS, COMPOSITION AND PACKAGING...........................................25 PART II: SCIENTIFIC INFORMATION.............................................................................27 PHARMACEUTICAL INFORMATION .......................................................................27 REFERENCES................................................................................................................28 PART III: CONSUMER INFORMATION............................................................................29
PART I: HEALTH PROFESSIONAL INFORMATION SUMMARY PRODUCT INFORMATION Route of Administration
Dosage Form / Strength
Nonmedicinal Ingredients
Parenteral
Sterile solutions of 0.5%, 1% and 2% lidocaine hydrochloride contain 5, 10 or 20 mg/mL lidocaine hydrochloride.
Multidose vials: All multidose vials of lidocaine hydrochloride and lidocaine hydrochloride with epinephrine contain methylparaben Solutions with Epinephrine: sodium metabisulfite and citric acid (certain vial presentations, please refer to the product label) For a complete listing see Dosage Forms, Composition and Packaging section.
Sterile solutions of 1% and 2% lidocaine hydrochloride with epinephrine contain 10 or 20 mg/mL lidocaine hydrochloride with 0.010 mg/mL (1:100,000) or 0.005 mg/mL (1:200,000) epinephrine base, as epinephrine bitartrate.
INDICATIONS AND CLINICAL USE Adults (>18 years of age): XYLOCAINE Parenteral Solutions (lidocaine hydrochloride) are indicated for production of local or regional anesthesia by:
infiltration techniques including percutaneous injection,
peripheral nerve block techniques such as brachial plexus and intercostal blocks, and
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central neural techniques including epidural and caudal blocks,
when the accepted procedures for these techniques, as described in standard textbooks, are observed. Geriatrics (> 65 years of age): Elderly patients should be given reduced doses commensurate with their age and physical condition (see DOSAGE AND ADMINISTRATION-Special Populations). Pediatrics (