Consider OTC Alternatives to Lidoderm

November 2017

Safety concerns with opioids and NSAIDs will lead to more interest in using lidocaine patches (Lidoderm, etc).

Rx lidocaine 5% patches seem to help postherpetic neuralgia and some other types of localized peripheral neuropathic pain.

Patients may want to try them for back pain or osteoarthritis...even though there's not good evidence they help.

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Table of Contents

Cholesterol Improve Patient Adherence to Statins
Antiplatelets Feel Comfortable Switching Many Patients to Clopidogrel Early After a Stent
NSAIDs Continue to Limit Celecoxib and Other NSAIDs in High-CV-Risk Patients
Kidney Disease Help Chronic Kidney Disease Patients Manage Itching From Uremic Pruritus
Neurology & Pain Consider OTC Alternatives to Lidoderm
Interactions Tell Patients to Separate All Oral Meds From Potassium Binders
Gout Don't Jump to Combo Med Duzallo for Chronic Gout
Pregnancy Use Strategies to Minimize Opioids and Treat Opioid Use Disorder in Pregnancy
Practice Explain When Study Results Are Clinically Meaningful to Patients
Gastroenterology Don't Be Surprised if Patients Report They're Swallowing Inhaled Steroids
Antibiotics Don't Use Baxdela to Treat Most Skin Infections
Cardiology Watch for Dosing Differences With the New Spironolactone Suspension CaroSpir