Recent news on Tetracaine

Lidocaine/Tetracaine Patch Effective for Local Anaesthesia Prior ...  -  May 11, 2007
DG NewsTORONTO, CANADA -- May 10, 2007 -- The use of a lidocaine/tetracaine patch decreases pain associated with vascular access procedures, according to data from

International Approvals: Aerius, Sebivo, Rapydan  -  May 7, 2007
Medscape (subscription)Sweden’s Medical Products Agency has approved a lidocaine plus tetracaine 70-mg/70-mg local-anesthetic patch to provide topical anesthesia for needle

ZARS announces Swedish marketing approval for Rapydan  -  Apr 20, 2007
News-Medical.net,...and is contraindicated in patients with a known history of sensitivity to lidocaine, tetracaine or local anesthetics of the amide or ester type.

Skin-Numbing Creams: Are They Safe?  -  Apr 4, 2007
CareFair.com,They contain numbing drugs including lidocaine, tetracaine, benzocaine and prilocaine. While patient’s are instructed to follow their doctor’s and

Consensus Panel Issues New Guidelines For Pain Management Via  -  Mar 15, 2007
Pharmaceutical Online (press release),Four drugs, midazolam, ketamine, tetracaine and droperidol were recommended only for treating patients whose prognosis is four weeks or less.

How effective is Tetracaine 4% gel, before a venipuncture, in ...  -  Feb 8, 2007
BMC Pediatrics,Topical tetracaine provides pain relief in children. Evidence of its efficacy and safety in neonates is limited. The objective of this study was to assess

Hill Top Research Providing Free DTaP Immunization/Booster to Test ...  -  Feb 22, 2007
Emediawire (press release),The marketed test patch contains two ingredients to numb the skin, lidocaine and tetracaine, and is applied to the skin before the immunization.

Laser hair removal may have pitfalls  -  Feb 20, 2007
Baltimore Examiner,In the last six months, two women died from drug overdose after applying excessive amounts of lidocaine and tetracaine ointments followed by a plastic wrap

Topical anesthetics target of FDA advisory  -  Feb 7, 2007
MayoClinic.comThese skin-numbing products, known as topical anesthetics, contain drugs such as lidocaine, tetracaine, benzocaine and prilocaine in the form of a cream,

Excessive Use of Topical Anesthetics Can Be Fatal  -  Feb 8, 2007
Medscape (subscription)Although topical anesthetic creams, ointments, and gels containing lidocaine, tetracaine, benzocaine, and prilocaine are usually applied in a physician's

FDA warns of deadly results of skin-numbing creams  -  Feb 7, 2007
News-Medical.net,In both these cases the skin-numbing creams used were made in pharmacies and contained high amounts of the anesthetic drugs lidocaine and tetracaine.

FDA Advisory Issued for Topical Anesthetic Products  -  Feb 8, 2007
Facts and Comparisons,...or gels (ie, lidocaine, tetracaine, benzocaine, and prilocaine). These products are generally used to numb the skin for medical and cosmetic procedures,

Use of Skin Products Containing Numbing Ingredients (Topical ...  -  Feb 7, 2007
DG News...using skin numbing products containing topical anesthetic drugs such as lidocaine, tetracaine, benzocaine, and prilocaine in a cream, ointment, or gel.

FDA Issues Warning Over Use Of Skin-Numbing Creams For Cosmetic ...  -  Feb 9, 2007
All Headline NewsThe two women were in their 20s and they applied topical anesthetics with high doses of lidocaine and tetracaine to their legs prior to laser hair removal.

Overuse of skin creams can cause death  -  Feb 8, 2007
China Daily,They contain numbing drugs that can include lidocaine, tetracaine, benzocaine and prilocaine. But the FDA said consumers should be cautious about using them

FDA Warns About Topical Anesthetics  -  Feb 8, 2007
Newsinferno.com,...“The skin-numbing creams used in these two cases were made in pharmacies and contained high amounts of the anesthetic drugs lidocaine and tetracaine.

Polyanalgesic Consensus Panel Issues New Guidelines for Pain ...  -  Feb 8, 2007
American Digital Networks (press release),Four drugs, midazolam, ketamine, tetracaine and droperidol were recommended only for treating patients whose prognosis is four weeks or less.

Health Highlights: Feb. 7, 2007  -  Feb 7, 2007
Atlanta Journal Constitution (subscription),Prescription and over-the-counter topical anesthetics include lidocaine, tetracaine, benzocaine and prilocaine. The FDA recommends that patients: use a

Skin numbing creams may show deadly side-effects: US regulator  -  Feb 6, 2007
CBC Montreal,The drugs include lidocaine, tetracaine, benzocaine and prilocaine. Two deaths have been linked to applying large amounts of the drugs, which can lead to

OBJ completes 2nd phase human clinical anaesthetic trials  -  Dec 6, 2006
WA Business News,This provides evidence of successful enhanced skin penetration of tetracaine under the influence of Dermaportation. A single volunteer study was run in

University Pharmacy on notice  -  Dec 7, 2006
Salt Lake Tribune,The creams targeted by the FDA contain high doses of local anesthetics including lidocaine, tetracaine, benzocaine and prilocaine, and are more risky than

FDA Warns Five Firms To Stop Compounding Topical Anesthetic Creams  -  Dec 12, 2006
Pharmaceutical Processing,These creams contain high doses of local anesthetics including lidocaine, tetracaine, benzocaine, and prilocaine. When different anesthetics are combined

FDA orders pharmacy to halt production, sale of numbing cream  -  Dec 10, 2006
The Casper Star Tribune,The creams contain high doses of local anesthetics including lidocaine, tetracaine, benzocaine and prilocaine, and they can be harmful if left on the body

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