Advice
In the absence of a submission from the holder of the marketing authorisation
lidocaine 70mg / tetracaine 70mg (Rapydan 70mg / 70mg medicated plaster) is not recommended for use within NHSScotland for surface anaesthesia of the skin in connection with needle puncture and in cases of superficial surgical procedures (such as excision of various skin lesions and punch biopsies) on normal skin in adults; or for surface anaesthesia of the skin in connection with needle puncture on normal intact skin in children from 3 years of age.
The holder of the marketing authorisation has not made a submission to SMC regarding this product in this indication. As a result we cannot recommend its use within NHSScotland.
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Medicine details
- Medicine name:
- lidocaine 70mg/tetracaine 70mg (Rapydan 70mg/70mg medicated plaster)
- SMC ID:
- 483/08
- Indication:
- for surface anaesthesia of the skin in connection with needle puncture and in cases of superficial surgical procedures
- Pharmaceutical company
- EUSA Pharma (Europe) Limited
- BNF chapter
- Anaesthesia
- Submission type
- Non submission
- Status
- Not recommended
- Date advice published
- 09 June 2008