What should I Know Regarding Pregnancy, Nursing and Administering Lidocaine-HC Topical to Children or the Elderly?

If you are pregnant

  • Not Recommended:
  • Not Recommended:

    • If you are nursing

  • Precaution: INSUFFICIENT DATA AVAILABLE; LIMITED USE MAY POSE LITTLE RISK
  • Precaution: AMOUNT EXCRETED REPORTED TO BE LOW WITH LOW INFANT ORAL BIOAVAILABILITY

    • If you are an adult over 60

  • management or monitoring precaution: General-May be more sensitive to CNS and cardiac adverse reactions. Consider dose reduction due to reduced clearance in the elderly.

    • Pediatric use

  • Severe Precaution: Prolonged or extensive use may lead to systemic absorption; may affect growth rate.
  • Severe Precaution: Rare risk of methemoglobinemia in infants age < 6 months. Use dose based on age, body weight and physical condition.
  • Severe Precaution: Rare risk of methemoglobinemia. Use dose based on age, body weight and physical condition.
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