Lidocaine Hydrochloride 2%

Company: VetTek

LOCAL ANESTHETIC

Lidocaine Hydrochloride 2% Caution

Federal law restricts this drug to use by or on the order of a licensed veterinarian.

For Animal Use Only

KEEP OUT OF REACH OF CHILDREN

Composition

Each mL of sterile aqueous solution contains:

with Methylparaben 0.15%, Sodium Metabisulfite 0.10%, Propylparaben 0.03% and Disodium Edetate 0.001% as preservatives.

Store at controlled room temperature between 15° and 30°C (59° - 86°F).

Lidocaine Hydrochloride 2% Indications

Lidocaine is a potent local anesthetic for producing epidural, nerve conduction and infiltration anesthesia.

Contraindications

Lidocaine is contraindicated in animals with a known hypersensitivity to the drug.

Precautions

Lidocaine is usually well tolerated. Nevertheless, as with all local anesthetics, untoward effects may occur due to hypersensitivity, faulty technique, overdosage and inadvertent intravascular or subarachnoid injection. In case of respiratory arrest, immediate resuscitation with oxygen is indicated.

Dosage and Administration

Epidural

Cattle and Horses- 5 to 15 mL.

Dogs and Cats- 1 mL per 10 pounds of body weight.

Nerve Block

Cattle and Horses- 5 to 20 mL.

Infiltration

Dilute to 0.5% concentration (1 mL of 2% solution diluted with 3 mL of sterile water = 4 mL of a 0.5% solution).

Manufactured For VETTEK, Blue Springs, MO 64014

CPN: 1420012.0