This product is used to help reduce itching and pain from certain skin conditions (such as scrapes, minor skin irritations, insect bites). It may also be used to help relieve nerve pain after shingles (infection with herpes zoster virus). Lidocaine belongs to a class of drugs known as local anesthetics.

From the #1 topical lidocaine brand in the US*, Aspercreme® Lidocaine Pain Relief Patch provides fragrance-free, topical relief for minor pains. The Aspercreme® Lidocaine XL Patch is over 70% larger than our original-size patch, providing targeted pain relief to an increased surface area.

Active Ingredients: Trolamine Salicylate (10 %). Purpose: Topical Analgesic. Inactive Ingredients: Aloe Barbadensis Leaf Juice, Cetyl Alcohol, Glycerin, Methylparaben, Mineral Oil, Potassium Phosphate, Propylparaben, Stearic Acid, Triethanolamine, Water.

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It is mainly used for relief of neuropathic (nerve) pain, especially in areas where it is particularly sensitive to touch. Lidocaine 5% patches are licensed for the treatment of Post Herpetic Neuralgia but have also been found to be useful for other types of neuropathic pain.

Aspercreme should be used no more than 3 to 4 times daily. Apply a generous amount to the affected area and rub it in until the cream is absorbed into the skin.

Lidocaine is a local anesthetic agent commonly used for local and topic anesthesia, but it also has antiarrhythmic, and analgesic uses and can be used as an adjunct to tracheal intubation.

Trolamine salicylate is used to treat minor aches and pains of the muscles/joints (such as arthritis, backache, sprains). It belongs to a class of drugs known as salicylates.

Diclofenac is a nonsteroidal anti-inflammatory drug (NSAID).

Each adhesive patch contains 700 mg of lidocaine (50 mg per gram adhesive) in an aqueous base.

Generally, lidocaine cream works within 30 minutes and may last for up to 3 hours. Both the lidocaine patch and lidocaine cream can be used to treat backaches, muscle soreness, mild joint pain, itching, and nerve pain.

Do not apply it more or less often than prescribed by your doctor. Nonprescription lidocaine transdermal comes as a 4% patch (Absorbine Jr, Aspercreme, Lidocare, Salonpas, others) to apply to the skin. It is applied up to 3 times daily and for no more than 8 hours per application.

Of the OTC products discussed here, the OTC products with lidocaine are the best and most effective for nerve pain. Lidocaine is an anesthetic and works by blocking nerve conduction to numb the feeling of pain. This makes the lidocaine versions of Aspercreme, Icy Hot, and Bengay better for nerve pain than Voltaren.

Intravenous lidocaine is used broadly in the management of neuropathic pain, postoperative pain, postherpetic neuralgia, centrally mediated pain, headache and infiltrative malignant neurological lesions (8). Lidocaine is a relatively safe drug, which can be used at low doses without any notable safety concerns.