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Lidocaine: informing intrathecal risk assessment

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Topics: Anaesthesia and painAseptic servicesIntrathecal medicinesLidocaine

Lidocaine products vary in their licensed status and other characteristics which affects their suitability for intrathecal administration

Contents

  1. Licensed for intrathecal use
  2. Unlicensed ‘Special’, specified for epidural use
    1. Tayside Pharmaceuticals, Dundee
  4. Update history

Licensed for intrathecal use

Products licensed for intrathecal use are the first line option and should be used wherever suitable.

There are currently no known lidocaine products licensed for intrathecal administration.

Unlicensed ‘Special’, specified for epidural use

Unlicensed medicines that are manufactured in MHRA-licensed Specials Manufacturing Units, at the request of an authorised healthcare professional specifically for epidural use. Inclusion of a product on this page does not constitute a recommendation for intrathecal use. The information is provided to help healthcare providers in local decision-making only. Refer to the advice in our article (SPS page) and complete a risk assessment to enable you to interpret the details below and choose an appropriate product.

Tayside Pharmaceuticals, Dundee

Lidocaine hydrochloride Epidural Injection

Strength

1% in 10mL and 20mL amps

Update history

  1. Addition made to unlicensed advice wording
  1. Title and URL shortened.
  1. Republished
  1. Published