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Lidocaine

Lidocaine, also sold as Xylocaine, is a local anaesthetic that numbs skin and reduces sensitivity. This catalogue lists it in three products: Hiforce Delay Spray, Prilox Cream and Xylocaine.

Hiforce Delay Spray

Premature Ejaculation

5%

Lidocaine nasal spray for premature ejaculation. It numbs the penis to delay climax, and being a spray rather than a tablet means it acts only where applied.

From$19.40/ sprayView

Prilox Cream

Cutaneous Localised Anaesthesia

2.5% + 2.5% 30g

Lidocaine and prilocaine cream for numbing the skin before injections or small procedures. It is a topical anaesthetic, not a treatment for underlying conditions.

From$21.50/ tubeView

Xylocaine

Cutaneous Localised Anaesthesia, Acute Pain

50gm

Lidocaine gel for local anaesthesia and pain relief. It numbs the skin or area it is applied to, providing short-term relief.

From$5.00/ tubeView

Key points

  • Lidocaine belongs to a group of medicines called amide-type local anaesthetics, which work by blocking the nerve signals that carry pain and touch.
  • The three products differ in strength and packaging: Hiforce Delay Spray is a 5% solution in spray form, Prilox Cream combines two anaesthetics at 2.5% each, and Xylocaine is supplied alone in a 50g tube.
  • Methemoglobinemia has been reported in association with lidocaine hydrochloride and other local anaesthetics; people with G6PD deficiency, heart or lung conditions, or infants under six months are described as more likely to develop it.

What Lidocaine is used for

Lidocaine numbs the skin, which is why Prilox Cream and Xylocaine are listed for Cutaneous Localised Anaesthesia: applying either numbs the area, easing pain during a minor procedure or injection. A separate use in this catalogue is Premature Ejaculation, where Hiforce Delay Spray applies lidocaine to reduce penile sensitivity.

Brands and forms in this catalogue

Xylocaine is the international originator brand for lidocaine, made by AstraZeneca; Prilox Cream combines it with prilocaine under originator Neon Laboratories; and Hiforce Delay Spray, manufactured by Healing Pharma, packages the same ingredient as a spray. Xylocaine and Prilox Cream also sit in the catalogue’s Pain & Anti-inflammatories category. All three are applied to the skin; lidocaine hydrochloride injection, the form used in hospitals for surgical, dental and obstetric anaesthesia, is a separate preparation not listed here.

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