EMLA is a unique product that numbs your child's skin at the injection site and makes needle insertions and other procedures less painful. EMLA can only be prescribed by your child's doctor, but can easily be applied at home before the procedure.

EMLA Anesthetic Disc (lidocaine 2.5% and prilocaine 2.5% cream) Topical Adhesive System and EMLA Cream (lidocaine 2.5% and prilocaine 2.5%) are indicated as topical anesthetics for use on normal intact skin for local analgesia (pain relief).

EMLA is contraindicated in patients with a known history of sensitivity to local anesthetics of the amide type or any other component of the product.

EMLA is not recommended for use on mucous membranes. EMLA can be used on infants with a gestational age of 37 weeks or more.

If EMLA is left on the skin for longer times or applied over larger skin areas than recommended by a physician, serious side effects, such as methemoglobinemia, may occur. In patients treated with EMLA in clinical studies, the percentage of patients in which local effects at the application site were observed included: skin paleness (pallor or blanching) 37%, redness 30%, a changed ability to feel hot or cold 7%, swelling 6%, itching 2%, and rash, less than 1%. These mild side effects generally went away by themselves within 1 or 2 hours.

You can use EMLA for repeated procedures in the same place on his or her skin without the skin becoming permanently numb. The numbing effect of EMLA goes away completely a few hours after each application, whether it's been used at the same site or not.

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