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Molecule

Lidocaine

Also known as lidocaine hydrochloride, lidocaine hydrochloride anhydrous
Presentations
84
Brands
20
Manufacturers
11
Available from stock
0

Lidocaine is an amide local anesthetic. It is available as injection, ointment and patches for infiltration, perineural and topical use. MedsAcross supplies Lidocaine for export from India to licensed hospitals, importers and physicians acting for named patients, with the documents each country requires.

Information from the US FDA prescribing information, retrieved 12 November 2026. Not yet medically reviewed.How we review

Key facts

Pharmacological class
Amide Local Anesthetic, Antiarrhythmic, Local Anesthesia
ATC classification
C01BB01 Lidocaine · Heart rhythm and heart failure medicines, subgroup C01B, subgroup C01BBC05AD01 Lidocaine · Vein and capillary protectors, subgroup C05A, subgroup C05ADD04AB01 Lidocaine · Anti-itch skin treatments, subgroup D04A, subgroup D04ABN01BB02 Lidocaine · Local anesthetic, subgroup N01BBR02AD02 Lidocaine · Throat preparations, subgroup R02A, subgroup R02ADS01HA07 Lidocaine · Local anestheticS02DA01 Lidocaine · Ear medicines, subgroup S02D, subgroup S02DA
US FDA first approval
19 November 1948
EU status
Not recorded
Orphan designation
Yes
WHO essential medicine
Not recorded
India (CDSCO)
Not yet confirmed against CDSCO approval lists
Routes
Infiltration, Perineural, Topical, Epidural, Intracaudal, Intravenous, Oral, Cutaneous, Oropharyngeal, Retrobulbar, Ophthalmic, Transtracheal
Dosage forms
Injection, Ointment, Patch, Topical solution, Jelly, Oral solution, Solution, Transdermal system
Identifiers
UNII 98PI200987RxCUI 6387CAS 137-58-6DrugBank DB00281Q216935

Clinical information

From the regulator-approved product information. Each section names its source.

Uses

Xylocaine (lidocaine HCl) Injections are indicated for production of local or regional anesthesia by infiltration techniques such as percutaneous injection and intravenous regional anesthesia by peripheral nerve block techniques such as brachial plexus and intercostal and by central neural techniques such as lumbar and caudal epidural blocks, when the accepted procedures for these techniques as described in standard textbooks are observed.

Source: US FDA prescribing information

How it works

Lidocaine HCl stabilizes the neuronal membrane by inhibiting the ionic fluxes required for the initiation and conduction of impulses thereby effecting local anesthetic action.

Source: US FDA prescribing information

Dosing overview

Table 1 (Recommended Dosages) summarizes the recommended volumes and concentrations of Xylocaine Injection for various types of anesthetic procedures. The dosages suggested in this table are for normal healthy adults and refer to the use of epinephrine-free solutions. When larger volumes are required, only solutions containing epinephrine should be used except in those cases where vasopressor drugs may be contraindicated. There have been adverse event reports of chondrolysis in patients receiving intra-articular infusions of local anesthetics following arthroscopic and other surgical procedures. Xylocaine is not approved for this use. These recommended doses serve only as a guide to the amount of anesthetic required for most routine procedures.

Source: US FDA prescribing information

Contraindications

Lidocaine HCl is contraindicated in patients with a known history of hypersensitivity to local anesthetics of the amide type.

Source: US FDA prescribing information

Warnings and precautions

XYLOCAINE INJECTIONS FOR INFILTRATION AND NERVE BLOCK SHOULD BE EMPLOYED ONLY BY CLINICIANS WHO ARE WELL VERSED IN DIAGNOSIS AND MANAGEMENT OF DOSE-RELATED TOXICITY AND OTHER ACUTE EMERGENCIES THAT MIGHT ARISE FROM THE BLOCK TO BE EMPLOYED AND THEN ONLY AFTER ENSURING THE IMMEDIATE AVAILABILITY OF OXYGEN, OTHER RESUSCITATIVE DRUGS, CARDIOPULMONARY EQUIPMENT AND THE PERSONNEL NEEDED FOR PROPER MANAGEMENT OF TOXIC REACTIONS AND RELATED EMERGENCIES. DELAY IN PROPER MANAGEMENT OF DOSE-RELATED TOXICITY, UNDERVENTILATION FROM ANY CAUSE AND/OR ALTERED SENSITIVITY MAY LEAD TO THE DEVELOPMENT OF ACIDOSIS, CARDIAC ARREST AND, POSSIBLY, DEATH. Methemoglobinemia Cases of methemoglobinemia have been reported in association with local anesthetic use.

Source: US FDA prescribing information

Side effects

Systemic Adverse experiences following the administration of lidocaine HCl are similar in nature to those observed with other amide local anesthetic agents. These adverse experiences are, in general, dose-related and may result from high plasma levels caused by excessive dosage, rapid absorption or inadvertent intravascular injection, or may result from a hypersensitivity, idiosyncrasy or diminished tolerance on the part of the patient. Serious adverse experiences are generally systemic in nature.

Source: US FDA prescribing information

Storage

Xylocaine® (lidocaine HCl Injection, USP) Product Code Unit of Sale Strength Each PRX480527 NDC 63323-485-26 Unit of 25 1% 200 mg per 20 mL (10 mg per mL) NDC 63323-485-41 20 mL Multiple Dose Vial PRX480627 NDC 63323-486-26 Unit of 25 2% 400 mg per 20 mL (20 mg per mL) NDC 63323-486-41 20 mL Multiple Dose Vial Xylocaine® -MPF (lidocaine HCl Injection, USP) Product Code Unit of Sale Strength Each PRX491227 NDC 63323-492-16 Unit of 25 1% 20 mg per 2 mL (10 mg per mL) NDC 63323-492-41 2 mL Single Dose Vial PRX491257 NDC 63323-492-36 Unit of 25 1% 50 mg per 5 mL (10 mg per mL) NDC 63323-492-43 5 mL Single Dose Vial PRX491237 NDC 63323-492-26 Unit of 25 1% 300 mg per 30 mL (10 mg per mL) NDC…

Source: US FDA prescribing information

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All presentations

84 presentations of Lidocaine, sorted by availability.

MedicineManufacturerRegisterAvailability
Lidocaine 5% ointmentTopicalGeneric name—US FDAAvailable on request
Lidocaine 50 mg/g patchCutaneousGeneric name—US FDAAvailable on request
Lidocaine 100 mg/5 mL injectionEpidural, infiltration, intracaudal, perineuralGeneric name—US FDAAvailable on request
Lidocaine 200 mg/20 mL injectionInfiltration, perineuralGeneric name—US FDAAvailable on request
Lidocaine 100 mg/5 mL injectionIntravenousGeneric name—US FDAAvailable on request
Lidocaine 500 mg/50 mL injectionInfiltration, perineuralGeneric name—US FDAAvailable on request
Lidocaine 50 mg/5 mL injectionEpidural, infiltration, intracaudal, perineuralGeneric name—US FDAAvailable on request
Lidocaine 1000 mg/50 mL injectionInfiltration, perineuralGeneric name—US FDAAvailable on request
Lidocaine 700 mg patchTopicalGeneric name—US FDAAvailable on request
Lidocaine 20 mg/2 mL injectionEpidural, infiltration, intracaudal, perineuralGeneric name—US FDAAvailable on request
Lidocaine 300 mg/30 mL injectionEpidural, infiltration, intracaudal, perineuralGeneric name—US FDAAvailable on request
Lidocaine 40 mg/mL topical solutionTopicalGeneric name—US FDAAvailable on request
Lidocaine 20 mg/mL topical solutionOral, topicalGeneric name—US FDAAvailable on request
Lidocaine 400 mg/20 mL injectionInfiltration, perineuralGeneric name—US FDAAvailable on request
Lidocaine 50 mg/g patchTopicalGeneric name—US FDAAvailable on request
Lidocaine 20 mg/mL jellyTopicalGeneric name—US FDAAvailable on request
Lidocaine 40 mg/2 mL injectionEpidural, infiltration, intracaudal, perineuralGeneric name—US FDAAvailable on request
Lidocaine 50 mg/5 mL injectionIntravenousGeneric name—US FDAAvailable on request
Lidocaine 100 mg/10 mL injectionInfiltration, perineuralGeneric name—US FDAAvailable on request
Lidocaine 100 mg/5 mL injectionEpidural, infiltration, intracaudalGeneric name—US FDAAvailable on request
Lidocaine 200 mg/10 mL injectionInfiltration, perineuralGeneric name—US FDAAvailable on request
Lidocaine 20 mg/2 mL injectionInfiltration, perineuralGeneric name—US FDAAvailable on request
Lidocaine 20 mg/mL oral solutionOralGeneric name—US FDAAvailable on request
Lidocaine 50 mg/5 mL injectionEpidural, infiltration, intracaudalGeneric name—US FDAAvailable on request
Lidocaine 250 mg/50 mL injectionInfiltration, intravenousGeneric name—US FDAAvailable on request
Lidocaine Viscous 20 mg/mL topical solutionOral, topicalHikma PharmaceuticalsUS FDAAvailable on request
Xylocaine 200 mg/10 mL injectionInfiltration, perineuralFresenius KabiUS FDAAvailable on request
Xylocaine MPF 100 mg/5 mL injectionEpidural, infiltration, intracaudal, perineuralFresenius KabiUS FDAAvailable on request
Lidocaine 20 mg/mL solutionOropharyngealGeneric name—US FDAAvailable on request
Lidocaine 250 mg/50 mL injectionInfiltration, perineuralGeneric name—US FDAAvailable on request
Lidocaine 40 mg/mL oral solutionOralGeneric name—US FDAAvailable on request
Xylocaine 200 mg/20 mL injectionInfiltration, perineuralFresenius KabiUS FDAAvailable on request
Xylocaine 400 mg/20 mL injectionInfiltration, perineuralFresenius KabiUS FDAAvailable on request
Xylocaine MPF 40 mg/2 mL injectionEpidural, infiltration, intracaudal, perineuralFresenius KabiUS FDAAvailable on request
Xylocaine MPF 50 mg/5 mL injectionEpidural, infiltration, intracaudal, perineuralFresenius KabiUS FDAAvailable on request
Bondlido 200 mg transdermal systemTopicalMEDRxUS FDAAvailable on request
Lidocaine 200 mg/20 mL injectionIntravenousGeneric name—US FDAAvailable on request
Lidocaine 2000 mg/250 mL injectionIntravenousGeneric name—US FDAAvailable on request
Lidocaine 40 mg/2 mL injectionInfiltration, perineuralGeneric name—US FDAAvailable on request
Lidocaine 400 mg/20 mL injectionIntravenousGeneric name—US FDAAvailable on request
Xylocaine 1000 mg/50 mL injectionInfiltration, perineuralFresenius KabiUS FDAAvailable on request
Xylocaine 500 mg/50 mL injectionInfiltration, perineuralFresenius KabiUS FDAAvailable on request
Xylocaine MPF 20 mg/2 mL injectionEpidural, infiltration, intracaudal, perineuralFresenius KabiUS FDAAvailable on request
Xylocaine MPF 250 mg/50 mL injectionInfiltrationFresenius KabiUS FDAAvailable on request
Xylocaine MPF 300 mg/30 mL injectionEpidural, infiltration, intracaudal, perineuralFresenius KabiUS FDAAvailable on request
Akten 35 mg/mL ophthalmic gelOphthalmicThea PharmaUS FDAAvailable on request
glydo 20 mg/mL jellyTopicalSagent PharmaceuticalsUS FDAAvailable on request
Lidocaine 200 mg/5 mL injectionRetrobulbar, topicalGeneric name—US FDAAvailable on request
Lidocan 700 mg patchTopicalPuretekUS FDAAvailable on request
Lidocaine 10 mg/1 mL injectionIntravenousGeneric name—US FDAAvailable on request
Lidocaine 1000 mg/50 mL injectionInfiltrationGeneric name—US FDAAvailable on request
Lidocaine 20 mg/1 mL injectionInfiltration, perineuralGeneric name—US FDAAvailable on request
Lidocaine 20 mg/2 mL injectionInfiltrationGeneric name—US FDAAvailable on request
Lidocaine 200 mg/10 mL injectionEpidural, infiltration, intracaudal, perineuralGeneric name—US FDAAvailable on request
Lidocaine 200 mg/10 mL injectionInfiltrationGeneric name—US FDAAvailable on request
Lidocaine 200 mg/10 mL injectionEpidural, infiltrationGeneric name—US FDAAvailable on request
Lidocaine 200 mg/20 mL injectionEpidural, infiltration, intracaudal, perineuralGeneric name—US FDAAvailable on request
Lidocaine 200 mg/5 mL injectionRetrobulbar, topical, transtrachealGeneric name—US FDAAvailable on request
Lidocaine 2000 mg/500 mL injectionIntravenousGeneric name—US FDAAvailable on request
Lidocaine 300 mg/20 mL injectionEpidural, infiltration, intracaudal, perineuralGeneric name—US FDAAvailable on request
Lidocaine 300 mg/30 mL injectionInfiltration, perineuralGeneric name—US FDAAvailable on request
Lidocaine 40 mg/2 mL injectionEpidural, infiltrationGeneric name—US FDAAvailable on request
Lidocaine 400 mg/20 mL injectionInfiltrationGeneric name—US FDAAvailable on request
Lidocaine 50 mg patchCutaneousGeneric name—US FDAAvailable on request
Lidocaine 50 mg/5 mL injectionInfiltrationGeneric name—US FDAAvailable on request
Lidocan III 50 mg/g patchTopicalPuretekUS FDAAvailable on request
Lidocan IV 50 mg/g patchTopicalPuretekUS FDAAvailable on request
Lidocan V 50 mg/g patchTopicalPuretekUS FDAAvailable on request
Lidocan VI 50 mg/g patchTopicalPuretekUS FDAAvailable on request
Lidocan VII 50 mg/g patchTopicalPuretekUS FDAAvailable on request
Lidoderm 700 mg patchTopicalTPU PharmaUS FDAAvailable on request
Lidox 5 Patch 50 mg/g patchTopicalInjecta MedcialUS FDAAvailable on request
Tridacaine III 50 mg/g patchTopicalTrifluent PharmaUS FDAAvailable on request
Tridacaine XL 50 mg/g patchTopicalTrifluent PharmaUS FDAAvailable on request
XYLOCAIN (LIDOCAINE HCl ) 500 mg/50 mL injectionInfiltration, perineuralHealthFirstUS FDAAvailable on request
Xylocaine 250 mg/50 mL injectionInfiltration, perineuralFresenius KabiUS FDAAvailable on request
Xylocaine MPF 100 mg/10 mL injectionEpidural, infiltration, intracaudal, perineuralFresenius KabiUS FDAAvailable on request
Xylocaine MPF 150 mg/10 mL injectionEpidural, infiltration, intracaudal, perineuralFresenius KabiUS FDAAvailable on request
Xylocaine MPF 200 mg/10 mL injectionEpidural, infiltration, intracaudal, perineuralFresenius KabiUS FDAAvailable on request
Xylocaine MPF 300 mg/20 mL injectionEpidural, infiltration, intracaudal, perineuralFresenius KabiUS FDAAvailable on request
XYLOCAINE- MPF (LIDOCAINE HCl ) 100 mg/5 mL injectionEpidural, infiltration, intracaudal, perineuralHealthFirstUS FDAAvailable on request
Ztlido 36 mg patchTopicalScilex PharmaceuticalsUS FDAAvailable on request
Lidocaine 10 mg/mL injectionInfiltration, perineuralGeneric name—US FDAAvailable on request
Tridacaine II 50 mg/g patchTopicalTrifluent PharmaUS FDAAvailable on request

Brands by market

20 brand names across 1 markets.

Brand names by country

Manufacturers

Regulatory status

Approval facts from US FDA, EMA and CDSCO data, and registration status by country where we hold register data.

RegisterStatusSource
US FDAFirst approved 19 November 1948Drugs@FDA
EU (EMA)Not recorded—
India (CDSCO)Not yet confirmed against CDSCO approval lists—
United StatesRegisteredUS FDA (NDC directory, openFDA)Checked 12 November 2026

Conditions

Conditions linked to Lidocaine in public data. This is not a list of approved uses, see the clinical information.

Questions and answers

Is Lidocaine available for export from India?

Yes, on request. MedsAcross lists 84 presentations of Lidocaine and sources them for licensed hospitals, importers and physicians against valid import documents.

What brand names does Lidocaine have?

The catalogue lists 20 brand names for Lidocaine, including Akten, Bondlido, glydo, Lidocaine Viscous, Lidocan, Lidocan III, Lidocan IV, Lidocan V.

Is Lidocaine approved by the US FDA?

Yes. The US FDA first approved Lidocaine on 19 November 1948, according to Drugs@FDA.

Does Lidocaine need cold chain shipping?

No listed presentation of Lidocaine is recorded as needing a cold chain. Storage conditions are shown on each presentation page.

Which ATC class is Lidocaine in?

Lidocaine is classified under ATC code C01BB01 (Lidocaine).

References

  1. Xylocaine prescribing information (Fresenius Kabi). U.S. National Library of Medicine, DailyMed. Retrieved 22 April 2025

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