The products, known as topical anesthetics contain lidocaine, tetracaine, benzocaine and prilocaine in a cream, ointment or gel. The FDA is concerned the anesthetic drugs, ...

In a study from 2002, researchers found that a 5% lidocaine-prilocaine cream increased the average PE period by 8.7 minutes (+/- 1.7 minutes) when applied before intimacy.

Lidocaine-tetracaine combination was more effective than lidocaine-prilocaine cream when applied 30 minutes before the procedure. News & Perspective Drugs & Diseases ...

(HealthDay)—For patients undergoing deeper dermal laser treatments of acne keloidalis nuchae (AKN) and tattoos, lidocaine/prilocaine cream is better for reducing pain than lidocaine/tetracaine ...

Nuvo Research and Galderma Laboratories announced that the FDA has approved a supplemental New Drug Application (sNDA) for Pliaglis (lidocaine/tetracaine) 7%/7% Cream for use on intact skin in ...

In clinical trials, lidocaine/tetracaine 7%/7% cream was associated with local adverse events, including erythema (47%), skin discoloration (16%), and edema (14%). Most of these events were transient.

In 2012 the FDA warned parents against using products containing the local anesthetic benzocaine to relieve their infants teething pain. Today the agency extended that advisory to viscous lidocaine ...

Teething infants can come to serious harm or even death from certain "gum-numbing" medications, according to a new warning from the U.S. Food and Drug Administration.