Steroid Epidural Injections No Benefit in Spinal Stenosis Steroid Epidural Injections No Benefit in Spinal Stenosis
Epidural injection of glucocorticoids plus lidocaine offered minimal or no short-term benefit in the treatment of lumbar spinal stenosis. Medscape Medical News (Source: Medscape Medical News Headlines)
Source: Medscape Medical News Headlines - July 3, 2014 Category: Consumer Health News Tags: Neurology & Neurosurgery News Source Type: news
Epidural Steroids Generally Are Ineffective for Lumbar Spinal Stenosis (FREE)
By Allan S. Brett, MD
Edited by Susan Sadoughi, MD, and Lorenzo Di Francesco, MD, FACP, FHM
A steroid-lidocaine combination is essentially no better than lidocaine alone for patients with symptomatic central lumbar spinal stenosis, according to a New England Journal of Medicine study.U.S. researchers randomized 400 … (Source: Physician's First Watch current issue)
Source: Physician's First Watch current issue - July 3, 2014 Category: Primary Care Source Type: news
FDA warns against prescription lidocaine for teething pain
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FDA warns against prescription lidocaine for teething pain (Source: MD Consult: News: Top Stories)
Source: MD Consult: News: Top Stories - July 2, 2014 Category: Journals (General) Source Type: news
FDA: Numbing medications can harm teething babies
Products containing lidocaine or benzocaine have been linked to serious illness and even death, agency says (Source: Health News: CBSNews.com)
Source: Health News: CBSNews.com - June 27, 2014 Category: Consumer Health News Source Type: news
Serious Warning On Prescription Lidocaine For Teething Pain; Also Avoid OTC Benzocaine Products
Prescription and OTC mouth anesthetics should not be used in infants and small children because of the potential for seizures, brain injury, and heart disturbances. Cold, not frozen, teething rings or gum massages are best, and most effective. (Source: Forbes.com Healthcare News)
Source: Forbes.com Healthcare News - June 27, 2014 Category: Pharmaceuticals Authors: David Kroll Source Type: news
Rx Lidocaine for Teething Pain May Cause Harm: FDA
(Source: eMedicineHealth.com)
Source: eMedicineHealth.com - June 27, 2014 Category: Journals (General) Source Type: news
FDA: Oral Viscous Lidocaine Should Not Be Used for Kids' Teething Pain (FREE)
By Amy Orciari Herman
Edited by André Sofair, MD, MPH, and William E. Chavey, MD, MS
Prescription oral viscous lidocaine 2% should not be applied topically to treat teething pain in infants and children, as it … (Source: Physician's First Watch current issue)
Source: Physician's First Watch current issue - June 27, 2014 Category: Primary Care Source Type: news
Rx Lidocaine for Teething Pain May Cause Harm: FDA
Prescription oral viscous lidocaine 2% solution should not be used to treat infants and children with teething pain because of a serious risk, the FDA says. (Source: WebMD Health)
Source: WebMD Health - June 26, 2014 Category: Consumer Health News Source Type: news
U.S. warns against lidocaine as painkiller for teething babies
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - The U.S. Food and Drug Administration warned on Thursday against using a lidocaine solution as a pain reliever on teething babies' gums, saying it can cause deaths and serious injuries in infants and toddlers. (Source: Reuters: Health)
Source: Reuters: Health - June 26, 2014 Category: Consumer Health News Tags: healthNews Source Type: news
FDA: Black Box Warning on Viscous Lidocaine for Teething
WASHINGTON (MedPage Today) -- Topical viscous lidocaine should not be used to treat infants' teething pain, the FDA said Thursday, emphasizing that teething pain generally needs no medicinal treatment. (Source: MedPage Today Public Health)
Source: MedPage Today Public Health - June 26, 2014 Category: American Health Source Type: news
Oral Lidocaine for Teething Pain May Cause Harm, FDA Says Oral Lidocaine for Teething Pain May Cause Harm, FDA Says
Oral viscous lidocaine solution is not approved to treat teething pain, and use in infants and young children can cause serious harm, including death, the FDA has warned. News Alerts (Source: Medscape Medical News Headlines)
Source: Medscape Medical News Headlines - June 26, 2014 Category: Consumer Health News Tags: Pediatrics News Alert Source Type: news
Lidocaine Viscous: Drug Safety Communication - Boxed Warning Required - Should Not Be Used to Treat Teething Pain
Too much viscous lidocaine given to infants and young children can result in seizures, severe brain injury, and problems with the heart. (Source: FDA MedWatch)
Source: FDA MedWatch - June 26, 2014 Category: American Health Source Type: news
Do Teething Babies Need Medicine on Their Gums? No
Teething is a normal part of childhood that doesn't need a "cure" with prescription or over-the-counter (OTC) medications. FDA warns parents that prescription drugs such as viscous lidocaine are not safe for treating teething in infants or young children, and that they have hurt some children who used those products. There are safer, non-toxic alternatives. (Source: FDA Consumer Updates)
Source: FDA Consumer Updates - June 26, 2014 Category: Consumer Health News Source Type: news
lidocaine and prilocaine (EMLA)
Title: lidocaine and prilocaine (EMLA)Category: MedicationsCreated: 3/2/2005 12:00:00 AMLast Editorial Review: 6/26/2014 12:00:00 AM (Source: MedicineNet Medications General)
Source: MedicineNet Medications General - June 26, 2014 Category: Drugs & Pharmacology Source Type: news
Scilex begins pharmacokinetic trial of Ztilido
US-based Scilex Pharmaceuticals has started a major pharmacokinetic (PK) trial of its investigational product Ztilido (lidocaine patch 1.8%), a next-generation branded lidocaine patch, to treat postherpetic neuralgia, also called 'after-shingles pain… (Source: Drug Development Technology)
Source: Drug Development Technology - May 20, 2014 Category: Pharmaceuticals Source Type: news
