Lidocaine
local anaesthetic
Nothing to addWhat this medicine is for
Lidocaine belongs to the category "local anaesthetic". A local anaesthetic temporarily numbs a specific area of the body, without putting the person to sleep.
In the case of Lidocaine, this means: Numbs an area of the body (local anaesthesia). It is used rather occasionally or as a short course, to get through an episode.
Under which brands it is found
Lidocaine is part of the composition of about 44 presentations listed in France. It is available under various trade names and as generics.
- Aftagel
- Amylmetacresol/Alcool Dichlorobenzylique/Lidocaine Biogaran Conseil
- Anesderm
- Angi-Spray Mal De
- Aurigoutte
- Chlorhexidine/Lidocaine Chemineau
- Chlorhydrate De Lidocaine Renaudin
- Dynexan
- and other presentations
Generics and the original brand are equivalent for the active substance; only the appearance, the name or the excipients may differ.
Do you need a supplement? No.
Nothing to add here. Lidocaine falls under none of our products, and no single-ingredient supplement is credibly warranted as support. Rather than placing a product on principle, we leave this page without a purchase recommendation. If you are otherwise on a statin, an antidiabetic, a PPI, a contraceptive or a beta-blocker, that is where we can be useful.
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