Lidocaine injections into the greater occipital nerve relieve severe, refractory migraine attacks in children, results of a randomized controlled trial show. Investigators found children receiving ...

A new treatment may be in sight for cancer patients, from an unlikely source. Lidocaine is a commonly used local anesthetic that works by blocking signals at the nerve endings in the skin. It is often ...

Lidocaine patches can help temporarily relieve some types of lower back pain. You can buy these patches over the counter or talk with a doctor about prescription-strength options. Share on Pinterest ...

Aveva Drug Delivery Systems has received permission from the Food and Drug Administration for its generic lidocaine 1.8% patch, a non-opioid topical treatment for post-herpetic neuralgia. The generic ...

In a recent preprint study posted in Preprints with The Lancet, a team of researchers investigated the efficacy of lidocaine for the treatment of neck pain and assessed the need for additional ...

Trigeminal neuralgia is typically treated with chronic therapy, but patients occasionally require treatment for acute pain. Now, subcutaneous sumatriptan (Imitrex) and intranasal lidocaine have each ...

Deaths from lidocaine poisonings more than doubled since 2010, calls to poison control centers suggested. Calls about local anesthetic poisonings decreased by 23%, mainly due to fewer non-lidocaine ...

Deaths and poisonings linked to the local anesthetic lidocaine have risen sharply over the past decade, as adverse event rates for other local anesthetics have declined, a new study showed.

Please provide your email address to receive an email when new articles are posted on . Intrauterine lidocaine significantly reduced pain during and after hysteroscopy-guided biopsy compared with ...

MIDDLETON, Wis.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Imbed Biosciences announces U.S. Food and Drug Administration 510(k) clearance to market Microlyte® Ag/Lidocaine, the first antimicrobial wound dressing to integrate ...