Lidocaine with epinephrine (dental cartridge)

🧮 Dose calculator

Local anaesthesia (infiltration / dental) · Regimen source: FDA Xylocaine Dental · Dosage and Administration — Adult

• • Usual infiltration/block: 1–5 mL (½–2½ cartridges). The calculated value is the ceiling. FDA Xylocaine Dental · Dosage and Administration

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👥 Special populations

• 🤰 PregnancyUse with caution

  Label states no clear risk or has limited data; use only if needed, under medical advice. FDA Xylocaine Dental · PREGNANCY

  “Teratogenic Effects Reproduction studies have been performed in rats at doses up to 6.6 times the human dose and have revealed no evidence of harm to the fetus caused by lidocaine.”

• 🤱 BreastfeedingUse with caution

  Label: use with caution while breastfeeding; see the label text. FDA Xylocaine Dental · Nursing mothers

  “Because many drugs are excreted in human milk, caution should be exercised when lidocaine is administered to a nursing woman.”

• 👶 ChildrenUse with caution

  The label has conditions, age limits or notes for children; the label sentence is quoted below. FDA Xylocaine Dental · Pediatric use

  “Dosages in pediatric population should be reduced, commensurate with age, body weight and physical condition (See DOSAGE AND ADMINISTRATION ).”

• 👴 Older adultsNo data

  The source for this drug has no section for this group.

• ⚥ Females & males of reproductive potentialNo data

  The source for this drug has no section for this group.