Lidocaine injection

Generic Name: lidocaine injection (LYE doe kane)
Brand Name: UAD Caine, Xylocaine HCl, Xylocaine-MPF, Lidoject 1, Xylocaine Dental Cartridges, Lidoject 2, Xylocaine Duo-Trach Kit, Xylocaine HCl For Spinal, L-Caine, Dilocaine, Nervocaine, Truxacaine, Anestacaine   

What is lidocaine injection?

Lidocaine is a local anesthetic (numbing medication). It works by blocking nerve signals in your body.

Lidocaine injection is used to numb an area of your body to help reduce pain or discomfort caused by invasive medical procedures such as surgery, needle punctures, or insertion of a catheter or breathing tube.

Lidocaine injection is sometimes used to treat irregular heart rhythms that may signal a possible heart attack.

Lidocaine injection is also given in an epidural (spinal block) to reduce the discomfort of contractions during labor.

Lidocaine injection may also be used for purposes not listed in this medication guide.

Important Information

You should not receive lidocaine injection if you have severe heart block, or a heart rhythm disorder called Stokes-Adams syndrome or Wolff-Parkinson-White Syndrome.

Lidocaine injection side effects

Get emergency medical help if you have signs of an allergic reaction: hives; difficulty breathing; swelling of your face, lips, tongue, or throat.

Tell your caregiver right away if you have:

• twitching, tremors, seizure (convulsions);
• a light-headed feeling, like you might pass out;
• slow heart rate, weak pulse, weak or shallow breathing;
• sudden feeling of warmth with muscle stiffness and pain;
• dark urine;
• blue appearance of the skin; or
• severe anxiety, unusual fear or uneasy feeling.

How is lidocaine injection 

A healthcare provider will give you this injection.

When used to treat heart rhythm problems, lidocaine is given as an infusion into a vein.

When used as a local anesthetic, lidocaine is injected through the skin directly into the body area to be numbed.

Your breathing, blood pressure, oxygen levels, and other vital signs will be watched closely while you are receiving lidocaine injection in a hospital setting.

If you are being treated for irregular heart rhythm, your heart rate will be constantly monitored using an electrocardiograph or ECG (sometimes called an EKG). This will help your doctor determine how long to treat you with lidocaine injection.

Before taking this medicine

You should not receive this medicine if you are allergic to lidocaine injection or any other type of numbing medicine, or if you have:

• severe heart block;
• a heart rhythm disorder called Stokes-Adams syndrome (sudden slow heart beats that can cause you to faint); or
• a heart rhythm disorder called Wolff-Parkinson-White Syndrome (sudden fast heartbeats that can cause you to faint or become easily tired).

Tell your doctor if you have ever had:

• an allergy to corn products;
• liver disease;
• kidney disease;
• heart disease (unless you are being treated with lidocaine injection for a heart condition);
• coronary artery disease, circulation problems; or
• malignant hyperthermia.

It is not known whether this medicine will harm an unborn baby. Tell your doctor if you are pregnant.

It may not be safe to breast-feed while using this medicine. Ask your doctor about any risk.