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EMLA Cream Pre-Medication Pack

Product code: 2996544
  • Pharmacy Only Medicine
£17.99
(incl VAT)
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EMLA Cream 5% - Lidocaine 2.5% and Prilocaine 2.5% - Cream for topical anaesthesia - Pre-medication Pack. Emla is licensed in the UK as numbing cream for more than 20 years for cosmetic or medical needle and laser procedures.

Contains: 5x5g Cream and 12 Dressings.

It can be used for:
  • Injections.
  • Blood tests.
  • Tattoos.
  • Minor skin operations.
  • Laser Treatments
  • Cleaning or removal of damaged skin of leg ulcers.
  • Some types of skin graft.
Emla cream contains two medicines called Lidocaine and Prilocaine. These belong to a group of medicines called local anaesthetics. Emla works by numbing the surface of the skin for a short time, helping to stop pain felt on the skin.

Directions for Use:
Always use Emla cream exactly as your doctor, pharmacist or nurse has told you.
Squeeze the cream into a mound where it is needed.
Do not rub in.
Use the dressing provided.
Apply dressing and leave for at least 60 minutes.
Your doctor/nurse will remove the dressing and cream before they do the medical procedure.

Use on the skin before having a needle put in:
2g applied 1-5 hours under a dressing.

Use on the skin before procedures on larger areas:
2g/10 square centimeters in size, applied 2-5 hours under a dressing. The cream can also be used on babies and children, please refer to leaflet for directions.

Warnings:
Do not use Emla cream on the following areas - Cuts, grazes or wounds (except to clean the wound or to remove damaged skin).
Where there is a skin rash or eczema.
In or near the eyes. Inside the nose ear or mouth.
In the back passage. On the genitals of children.

Ingredients:
Lidocaine, Prilocaine, Polyoxyethylene Hydrogenated Castor Oil, Carbomber 974P, Sodium hydroxide and Purified Water.

NOT recommended for Premature Ejaculation. We recommend Stud 100