Lidocaine Injectable

Company: Aspen

Local Anesthetic

For Animal Use Only

Keep Out of Reach of Children

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

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° C and 30° C (59° F-86° F).

Lidocaine Injectable 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 the 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: Aspen Veterinary Resources,^® Ltd., Liberty, MO 64068

www.aspenveterinaryresources.com

CPN: 1475054.4