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Suggest Alternative Pain Medicines For Lidocaine

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Posted on Thu, 12 Mar 2015
Question: What alternative pain medicine can be used instead of Lidocaine Pad 5%?
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Answered by Dr. Shoaib Khan (1 hour later)
Brief Answer:
How about a steroid topical applicant?

Detailed Answer:
Hello ma'am and welcome.

Thank you for writing to us.

I have gone through your query with diligence and would like you to know that I am here to help. If at all you do not mind using topical applicants then you can try to initiate using:

+Hydrocortisone topical applicants

But you will have to check for any allergies, and please also know that this is a steroid cream and long-term use may result in a few side effects like thinning of skin. But otherwise, it should help to reduce all the complaints the lidocaine patch treats like redness, pain, itching, swelling, discomfort, etc.

I hope you find my response helpful ma'am. Please feel free to write back to me for any further clarifications, I am always here to help.

Best wishes.
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Suggest Alternative Pain Medicines For Lidocaine

Brief Answer: How about a steroid topical applicant? Detailed Answer: Hello ma'am and welcome. Thank you for writing to us. I have gone through your query with diligence and would like you to know that I am here to help. If at all you do not mind using topical applicants then you can try to initiate using: +Hydrocortisone topical applicants But you will have to check for any allergies, and please also know that this is a steroid cream and long-term use may result in a few side effects like thinning of skin. But otherwise, it should help to reduce all the complaints the lidocaine patch treats like redness, pain, itching, swelling, discomfort, etc. I hope you find my response helpful ma'am. Please feel free to write back to me for any further clarifications, I am always here to help. Best wishes.