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For prescribing by certain health practitioners Clinical criteria: Treatment criteria: Must be treated by a health practitioner who is any of: (i) a medical practitioner, (ii) an authorised PBS prescriber who is not a medical practitioner, but who is: (a) sharing care of the patient with at least one medical practitioner; (b) intending to share care of the patient with a medical practitioner.
“Lidocaine, the active ingredient of Xylocaine 10% Pump Spray, stabilises the neuronal membrane and prevents the initiation and conduction of nerve impulses, thereby effecting local anaesthetic action.”
“Studies of lidocaine metabolism following IV bolus injection have shown that the elimination half-life is usually 1.5 to 2 hours.”
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Curated subset. The full adverse-effect list is in the TGA Product Information; click any citation above to open it.