Lidocaine Intradermal Injection

For all uses of lidocaine intradermal injection:

• Tell all of your health care providers that you take lidocaine intradermal injection. This includes your doctors, nurses, pharmacists, and dentists.
• Avoid driving and doing other tasks or actions that call for you to be alert until you see how this medicine affects you.
• You may hear a sound like a popping balloon when lidocaine intradermal injection is used. This is normal.
• Tell your doctor if you are pregnant or plan on getting pregnant. You will need to talk about the benefits and risks of using this medicine while you are pregnant.
• Tell your doctor if you are breast-feeding. You will need to talk about any risks to your baby.

Numbing of an area:

• If you are going home before the numbness wears off, protect the treated area from injury until you can feel it again.
• Do not take lidocaine intradermal injection by mouth. Use on your skin only. Keep out of your mouth, nose, ears, and eyes (may burn).
• Do not put on open sores or broken skin.

Use this medicine as ordered by your doctor. Read all information given to you. Follow all instructions closely.

For all uses of lidocaine intradermal injection:

• Your doctor will give this medicine.

Numbing of an area:

• It is given as a shot into the skin.

What do I do if I miss a dose?

• Call your doctor to find out what to do.

WARNING/CAUTION: Even though it may be rare, some people may have very bad and sometimes deadly side effects when taking a drug. Tell your doctor or get medical help right away if you have any of the following signs or symptoms that may be related to a very bad side effect:

For all uses of lidocaine intradermal injection:

• Signs of an allergic reaction, like rash; hives; itching; red, swollen, blistered, or peeling skin with or without fever; wheezing; tightness in the chest or throat; trouble breathing or talking; unusual hoarseness; or swelling of the mouth, face, lips, tongue, or throat.
• Burning.
• Bruising.
• Bleeding where the shot is given.

Numbing of an area:

• Very bad irritation where this medicine is used.

• If you need to store lidocaine intradermal injection at home, talk with your doctor, nurse, or pharmacist about how to store it.