Lidocaine Oral

Indications

• viscous lidocaine: esophageal pain: 15 mL (swallow)

Contraindications

• viscous lidocaine: teething pain in infants & children

Dosage

• Viscous lidocaine: (2%) (100 mL)

Adverse effects

• black box warning
  • seizures
  • severe brain injury
  • cardiac arrhythmias
    • death

More general terms

• lidocaine (Xylocaine)
• oral agent

Component of

• Maalox/Mylanta/viscous lidocaine/Donnatal (GI cocktail, 'Green Goddess')