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EMLA 5% Cream 5g with 2 Dressings

SKU : OTCEMLA01 PIP-Code : 3429552 EAN : 5000455019218
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Description

EMLA 5% Cream

EMLA 5% Cream contains two local anaesthetics -  lidocaine and prilocaine - to numb the surface of the skin prior to certain medical procedures. This helps to stop pain on the skin, however you may still have the feelings of pressure and touch. It can be used for a variety of purposes depending on the age of the patient:

Adults, adolescents and children

EMLA 5% Cream can be used to numb the skin before:
  • Having a needle put in (for example, if you are having an injection or a blood test).
  • Minor skin operations.
Adults and adolescents

EMLA 5% Cream can also be used to numb the genitals before:
  • Having an injection.
  • Medical procedures such as removal of warts.
A doctor or nurse should apply EMLA Cream on the genitals.

Adults

EMLA 5% Cream can also be used to numb the skin before cleansing or removal of damaged skin of leg ulcers. For other purposes than application to intact skin, the product should be used only upon recommendation of a doctor, nurse or pharmacist.

Directions

For full instructions please read the patient information leaflet. Always use EMLA Cream exactly as described in this leaflet or as your doctor, pharmacist or nurse has told you. Check with your doctor, pharmacist or nurse if you are not sure. Where to put the cream, how much to use and how long to leave it on will depend on what it is used for.
  • Squeeze the cream into a mound where it is needed on your skin (for example where the needle is going to be put in). Half a 5g tube corresponds to about 2g EMLA Cream. One gram of EMLA Cream pressed out of a tube is approximately 3.5cm. Do not rub the cream in.
  • Peel the paper layer from the ‘centre cut-out’ of the non-adhesive side of the dressing (leaving a frame of paper).
  • Remove the cover of the adhesive side of the dressing.
  • Place the dressing carefully over the mound of cream. Do not spread the cream under the dressing.
  • Remove the paper backing. Smooth down the edges of the dressing carefully. Then leave it in place for at least 60 minutes if the skin has not been damaged. The cream should not be left in place for more than 60 minutes in children under 3 months or for more than 30 minutes in children with an itchy skin condition called ‘atopic dermatitis’. If the cream is used on the genitals or on ulcers, shorter applications times may be used as described below.
  • Your doctor or nurse will take the dressing off and remove the cream just before they do the medical procedure (for example just before the needle is put in).
EMLA Cream should be used on the genitals only by a doctor or nurse.

When EMLA Cream is used on leg ulcers, a doctor or nurse should supervise its use.

Ingredients

  • Active Ingredients (per 1g cream): Lidocaine 25mg and Prilocaine.
  • Other Ingredients: Macrogolglycerol hydroxystearate, Carbomer 974P, sodium hydroxide and purified water.

Cautions

  • EMLA Cream contains macrogolglycerol hydroxystearate which may cause skin reactions.
  • If you are pregnant or breastfeeding, think you may be pregnant or are planning to have a baby, ask your doctor or pharmacist for advice before using this medicine. Occasional use of EMLA Cream during pregnancy is unlikely to have any adverse effects on the foetus. The active substances in EMLA Cream (lidocaine and prilocaine) are passed into breast milk. However, the amount is so small that there is generally no risk to the child. Animal studies have shown no impairment of male or female fertility.
  • Due to the potentially enhanced absorption on the newly shaven skin, it is important to follow the recommended dosage, skin area and application time.
  • Avoid getting EMLA Cream in the eyes, as it may cause irritation. If you accidentally get EMLA Cream in your eye, you should immediately rinse it well with lukewarm water or salt (sodium chloride) solution. Be careful to avoid getting anything in your eye until feeling returns.
  • EMLA Cream should not be applied to an impaired eardrum.
  • When you use EMLA Cream before being vaccinated with live vaccines (e.g. tuberculosis vaccine), you should return to your doctor or nurse after the time period requested to follow-up the vaccination result.
Do not use EMLA Cream:
  • If you are allergic to lidocaine or prilocaine, other similar local anaesthetics or any of the other ingredients of this medicine.
  • On cuts, grazes or wounds, excluding leg ulcers.
  • Where there is a skin rash or eczema.
  • In or near the eyes.
  • Inside the nose, ear or mouth.
  • In the back passage (anus).
  • On the genitals of children.
Talk to your doctor, pharmacist or nurse before using EMLA Cream:
  • If you or your child have a rare inherited illness that affects the blood called 'glucose-6-phosphate dehydrogenase deficiency'.
  • If you or your child have a problem with blood pigment levels called 'methaemoglobinaemia'.
  • Do not use EMLA Cream on areas with skin rash, cuts, grazes or other open wounds, with the exception of a leg ulcer. If any of these problems are present, check with your doctor, pharmacist or nurse before using the cream.
  • If you or your child have an itchy skin condition called 'atopic dermatitis', a shorter application time may be sufficient. Application times of longer than 30 minutes may result in an increased incidence of local skin reaction.
  • If you take particular products for heart rhythm disorders (class III antiarrhythmics, such as amiodarone). In that case the doctor will monitor your heart function.
Tell your doctor or pharmacist if you are using / taking, have recently used / taken or might use / take any other medicines. This includes medicines that you buy without a prescription and herbal medicines. This is because EMLA Cream can affect the way some medicines work and some medicines can have an effect on EMLA Cream. In particular, tell your doctor or pharmacist if you or your child have recently used or been given any of the following medicines:
  • Medicines used to treat infections, called ‘sulphonamides’ and nitrofurantoin.
  • Medicines used to treat epilepsy, called phenytoin and phenobarbital.
  • Other local anaesthetics.
  • Medicines to treat an uneven heartbeat, such as amiodarone.
  • Cimetidine or beta-blockers, which may cause an increase in the blood levels of lidocaine. This interaction is of no clinical relevance in short-term treatment with EMLA Cream in recommended doses.
Children and adolescents:
  • In infants/newborn infants younger than 3 months a transient, clinically not relevant increase in blood pigment levels 'methaemoglobinaemia' is commonly observed up to 12 hours after EMLA Cream is put on.
  • The effectiveness of EMLA Cream when drawing blood from the heel of newborn infants or to provide adequate analgesia for circumcision could not be confirmed in clinical studies.
  • EMLA Cream should not be applied to the genital skin (e.g. penis) and genital mucosa (e.g. in the vagina) of children (below 12 years of age) owing to insufficient data on absorption of active substances.
  • EMLA Cream should not be used in children younger than 12 months of age who are being treated at the same time with other medicines that affect blood pigment levels 'methaemoglobinaemia' (e.g. sulphonamides).
  • EMLA Cream should not be used in preterm newborn infants.

Patient Information

Always read the product information. Click on the link below to view the Patient Information Leaflet. Requires Adobe Reader – if you cannot open the file, please
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Patient Information Leaflet

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