Esophagogastroduodenoscopy (EGD) is a common diagnostic and therapeutic technique with a low complication risk, but which causes considerable patient anxiety. Sedation during endoscopy by ...

Drug class: Bupivacaine and lidocaine are medications in the same drug class, called amide local anesthetics. How they work: ...

Lidocaine is a local anesthetic commonly used to treat pain. It can also be administered in topical form. The investigation conducted by the Harris County District Attorney's Office found that the ...

Lidocaine 2.5%, prilocaine 2.5% ... phenobarbital, other local anesthetics); caution with these in other patients. Toxicity potentiated by Class I (eg, tocainide, mexiletine) and Class III ...

Methods: In a randomized, multi-surgeon, controlled clinical trial,122 consecutive cataract cases eligible for topical anesthesia, were randomly assigned to receive lidocaine 2% gel (1 ml ...