Lidocaine gels

Dorfman D, Dalton A et al (1999) Treatment of painful distal sensory polyneuropathy in HIV-infected patients with a topical agent results of an open-label trial of 5% lidocaine gel. AIDS 13(12) 1589-1590... 

Lidocaine gel is not recommended for lubrication of laryngeal masks. It confers no benefits and increases the incidence of adverse effects such as intraoperative hiccups, postoperative hoarseness, nausea, vomiting, and tongue paresthesia (24). 

Lidocaine gel 2% has been compared with 0.5% tetracaine drops for topical anesthesia in cataract surgery in 25 patients (331). There were no corneal epithehal or ocular surface complications, demonstrating the safety of the gel, which may provide a more practical and efficient method of anesthesia, because it needs to be applied only once as opposed to three applications of the drops. 

A 40-year-old woman developed seizures after lidocaine gel 40 ml was injected into the ureter during an attempt to remove a stone (369). 

Polidocanol Wound Spray Povidone-Iodine + Lidocain Gel (10%) Povidone-Iodine Bar Soap (5%) Povidone-Iodine Bar Soaps (5%) Povidone-Iodine Concentrates for... 

The aqueous solubility of the active substance is important when choosing between an aqueous gel or a fatty mouth paste or ointment. Lidocaine is used as the hydrochloride in lidocaine gels (see Table 7.2). Tretinoin may be formulated in a hypromellose 20 % (adhesive) ointment, see Table 7.7. 

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