LIDOCAINE AND TETRACAINE (Pliaglis) Nursing Considerations

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What is the generic name?

LIDOCAINE AND TETRACAINE

What is the Trade Name for LIDOCAINE AND TETRACAINE?

Pliaglis

What are the Indications for LIDOCAINE AND TETRACAINE?

  • 1 INDICATIONS AND USAGE PLIAGLIS is indicated for use on intact skin in adults to provide topical local analgesia for superficial dermatological procedures such as dermal filler injection, pulsed dye laser therapy, facial laser resurfacing, and laser-assisted tattoo removal. PLIAGLIS is a combination of lidocaine, an amide local anesthetic, and tetracaine, an ester local anesthetic, indicated for use on intact skin in adults to provide topical local analgesia for superficial dermatological procedures such as dermal filler injection, pulsed dye laser therapy, facial laser resurfacing, and laser-assisted tattoo removal. ( 1 )

 

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