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;In infants, do NOT use oral lidocaine due to risk of methemoglobinemia and FDA black box warning<ref>FDA recommends not using lidocaine to treat teething pain. http://www.fda.gov/Drugs/DrugSafety/ucm402240.htm</ref><ref>Curtis LA, Dolan TS, Seibert HE. Are one or two dangerous? Lidocaine and topical anesthetic exposures in children. J Emerg Med 2009;37:32-39</ref>
==Background==
*Some experts recommend Magic Mouthwash / oral [[Lidocaine]] in children if not tolerating PO intake, although evidence suggests no better than placebo<ref>Hopper S. et al. Topical lidocaine to improve oral intake in children with painful infectious mouth ulcers: a blinded, randomized, placebo-controlled trial. Ann Emerg Med. 2014 Mar;63(3):292-9</ref>
==Warnings==
==Warnings==
*DO NOT EXCEED dosing limits especially for lidocaine.
*DO NOT EXCEED dosing limits especially for [[lidocaine]].
*DO NOT use under 2 years old
*DO NOT use under 2 years old
*Never give a family an amount that can be toxic if unintetionally swallowed in its entirety
*Never give a family an amount that can be toxic if unintentionally swallowed in its entirety
 
===Lidocaine===
1 cc Viscous 2% lidocaine = 20 mg lidocaine


Max dose = 5mg/kg
===[[Lidocaine]]===
 
*1 cc Viscous 2% lidocaine = 20mg lidocaine
For a 10 kg child = 50 mg lidocaine = 2.5 cc
*Max dose = 5mg/kg
*For a 10 kg child = 50mg lidocaine = 2.5 cc
   
   
===Benadryl===
===[[Diphenhydramine]]===
Benadryl 6.25mg/5cc or 12.5mg/5cc
*[[Diphenhydramine]] 6.25mg/5cc or 12.5mg/5cc
 
*Max dose = 5mg/kg/day
Max dose = 5mg/kg/day
*For a 10 kg child = 50mg benadryl =20 cc of 12.5mg/5cc
 
For a 10 kg child = 50 mg benadryl =20 cc of 12.5mg/5cc


==Makeup==
==Makeup==
Equal parts:
Equal parts:
#Viscous lido 2%
#Viscous [[lidocaine]] 2%
#Benadryl
#[[Diphenhydramine]]
#Maalox
#[[Bismuth subsalicylate|Maalox]]
 
*May also omit lidocaine


==Treatment==
==Management==
0.5-1cc before feeds
0.5-1mL before feeds


==See Also==
==See Also==
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*[[Hand foot and mouth disease]]
*[[Hand foot and mouth disease]]


==Source==
==References==
<references/>


[[Category:Peds]]
[[Category:Pediatrics]]
[[Category:ENT]]
[[Category:ENT]]
[[Category:Drugs]]
[[Category:Pharmacology]]

Latest revision as of 19:12, 15 April 2020

In infants, do NOT use oral lidocaine due to risk of methemoglobinemia and FDA black box warning[1][2]

Background

  • Some experts recommend Magic Mouthwash / oral Lidocaine in children if not tolerating PO intake, although evidence suggests no better than placebo[3]

Warnings

  • DO NOT EXCEED dosing limits especially for lidocaine.
  • DO NOT use under 2 years old
  • Never give a family an amount that can be toxic if unintentionally swallowed in its entirety

Lidocaine

  • 1 cc Viscous 2% lidocaine = 20mg lidocaine
  • Max dose = 5mg/kg
  • For a 10 kg child = 50mg lidocaine = 2.5 cc

Diphenhydramine

  • Diphenhydramine 6.25mg/5cc or 12.5mg/5cc
  • Max dose = 5mg/kg/day
  • For a 10 kg child = 50mg benadryl =20 cc of 12.5mg/5cc

Makeup

Equal parts:

  1. Viscous lidocaine 2%
  2. Diphenhydramine
  3. Maalox
  • May also omit lidocaine

Management

0.5-1mL before feeds

See Also

References

  1. FDA recommends not using lidocaine to treat teething pain. http://www.fda.gov/Drugs/DrugSafety/ucm402240.htm
  2. Curtis LA, Dolan TS, Seibert HE. Are one or two dangerous? Lidocaine and topical anesthetic exposures in children. J Emerg Med 2009;37:32-39
  3. Hopper S. et al. Topical lidocaine to improve oral intake in children with painful infectious mouth ulcers: a blinded, randomized, placebo-controlled trial. Ann Emerg Med. 2014 Mar;63(3):292-9