Consumer Medicine Information (CMI) summary
The full CMI on the next page has more details. If you are worried about using this medicine, speak to your doctor or pharmacist.
1. Why am I using Lidocaine Accord?
Lidocaine Accord contains the active ingredient lidocaine hydrochloride. Lidocaine Accord is used to treat adults with multiple myeloma (cancer of the bone marrow). Lidocaine Accord is used to prevent or relieve pain, but it will not put you to sleep. It is also used after surgery to relieve pain. It can also be used to make childbirth less painful. Depending on the amount used, Lidocaine Accord will either totally stop pain or will cause a partial loss of feeling.
For more information, see Section 1. Why am I using Lidocaine Accord? in the full CMI.
2. What should I know before I use Lidocaine Accord?
Do not use if you have ever had an allergic reaction to lidocaine or any of the ingredients listed at the end of the CMI.
Talk to your doctor if you have any other medical conditions, take any other medicines, or are pregnant or plan to become pregnant or are breastfeeding.
For more information, see Section 2. What should I know before I use Lidocaine Accord? in the full CMI.
3. What if I am taking other medicines?
Some medicines may interfere with Lidocaine Accord and affect how it works.
A list of these medicines is in Section 3. What if I am taking other medicines? in the full CMI.
4. How do I use Lidocaine Accord?
Lidocaine Accord is an injection and will be given to you by your doctor or nurse.
More instructions can be found in Section 4. How do I use Lidocaine Accord? in the full CMI.
5. What should I know while using Lidocaine Accord?
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For more information, see Section 5. What should I know while using Lidocaine Accord? in the full CMI.
6. Are there any side effects?
All medicines can have side effects. If you do experience any side effects, most of them are minor and temporary. However, some side effects may need medical attention.
Some of the more common side effects are included in full below in the CMI. Speak to your doctor if you have any of these common side effects and they worry you.
Serious side effect are:
- fits
- unconsciousness
- breathing problems
- low blood pressure
- slow heartbeat
- collapse
For more information, including what to do if you have any side effects, see Section 6. Are there any side effects? in the full CMI.
LIDOCAINE ACCORD 1% and 2%
Active ingredient: lidocaine hydrochloride
Consumer Medicine Information (CMI)
This leaflet provides important information about using Lidocaine Accord. You should also speak to your doctor or pharmacist if you would like further information or if you have any concerns or questions about using Lidocaine Accord.
Where to find information in this leaflet:
1. Why am I using Lidocaine Accord?
2. What should I know before I use Lidocaine Accord?
3. What if I am taking other medicines?
4. How do I use Lidocaine Accord?
5. What should I know while using Lidocaine Accord?
6. Are there any side effects?
7. Product details
1. Why am I using Lidocaine Accord?
Lidocaine Accord contains the active ingredient lidocaine hydrochloride. Lidocaine Accord belongs to a group of medicines called local anaesthetics. It is injected into the body where it makes the nerves unable to pass messages to the brain.
Lidocaine Accord is used to prevent or relieve pain, but it will not put you to sleep. It is also used after surgery to relieve pain. It can also be used to make childbirth less painful. Depending on the amount used, Lidocaine Accord will either totally stop pain or will cause a partial loss of feeling.
2. What should I know before I use Lidocaine Accord?
Warnings
Do not use Lidocaine Accord if:
- you are allergic to lidocaine or any of the ingredients listed at the end of this leaflet
- you are allergic to other local anaesthetics e.g. bupivacaine
Check with your doctor if you have or have had:
- problems with your blood pressure or circulation
- blood poisoning
- problems with the clotting of your blood
- nerve problems, e.g. epilepsy
- heart, liver or kidney problems
- thyroid problems
- malignant hyperthermia
- diabetes
- skin infections
During treatment, you may be at risk of developing certain side effects. It is important you understand these risks and how to monitor for them. See additional information under Section 6. Are there any side effects?
Pregnancy and breastfeeding
Ask your doctor about the risks and benefits of using this medicine while you are pregnant or breastfeeding.
Lidocaine Accord has been widely used during pregnancy and there have been no reports of any ill effects on the baby. It can be used during childbirth.
Your baby can take in very small amounts of Lidocaine Accord from breast milk if you are breastfeeding, but it is unlikely that the amount available to the baby will do any harm.
3. What if I am taking other medicines?
Tell your doctor or pharmacist if you are taking any other medicines, including any medicines, vitamins or supplements that you buy without a prescription from your pharmacy, supermarket or health food shop.
Some medicines may interfere with Lidocaine Accord and affect how it works or Lidocaine Accord may affect how they work.
- ones to control your heartbeat
- ones for blood pressure (anti-hypertensives)
- ones for epilepsy or fits
- ones for depression
- cimetidine
Check with your doctor or pharmacist if you are not sure about what medicines, vitamins or supplements you are taking and if these affect Lidocaine Accord.
4. How do I use Lidocaine Accord?
How much to use
Lidocaine Accord will be injected by your doctor into the skin, near a single nerve, or into an area which contains a large number of nerves. This will result in an area of numbness at the site of injection, near the site of injection or in an area that may seem unrelated to the site of injection. The last will be the case if you are given an Epidural injection (an injection around the spinal cord).
The dosage you will be given will depend on your body size, age and the type of pain relief required. Your doctor will have had a lot of experience injecting Lidocaine Accord or other local anaesthetics and will choose the best dose for you.
If you use too much Lidocaine Accord
The doctor giving you Lidocaine Accord will be experienced in the use of local anaesthetics, so it is unlikely that you will be given an overdose.
However, if you are particularly sensitive to Lidocaine Accord, or the dose is accidentally injected directly into your blood, you may develop problems for a short time with your sight or hearing. You may get a numb feeling in or around the mouth, feel dizzy or stiff, or have twitchy muscles.
Whenever you are given Lidocaine Accord equipment will be available to care for you if an overdose happens.
5. What should I know while using Lidocaine Accord?
Things you should do
Do not drink alcohol while you are being given Lidocaine Accord. If you drink alcohol while you are being given Lidocaine Accord your blood pressure may drop making you feel dizzy and faint.
Driving or using machines
Be careful driving or operating machinery until you know how Lidocaine Accord affects you.
You may be drowsy and your reflexes may be slow.
Looking after your medicine
The hospital will store Lidocaine Accord under the correct conditions.
Getting rid of any unwanted medicine
Your doctor or pharmacist will dispose of any Lidocaine Accord that may be left over.
Do not use this medicine after the expiry date.
6. Are there any side effects?
All medicines can have side effects. If you do experience any side effects, most of them are minor and temporary. However, some side effects may need medical attention.
See the information below and, if you need to, ask your doctor or pharmacist if you have any further questions about side effects.
Common side effects
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Speak to your doctor if you have any of these common side effects and they worry you. |
Serious side effects
If Lidocaine Accord is given wrongly, or you are very sensitive to it, it sometimes causes the following:
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Whenever you are given Lidocaine Accord equipment will be available to care for you if side effects happen |
Tell your doctor or pharmacist if you notice anything else that may be making you feel unwell.
Other side effects not listed here may occur in some people.
Reporting side effects
After you have received medical advice for any side effects you experience, you can report side effects to the Therapeutic Goods Administration online at www.tga.gov.au/reporting-problems. By reporting side effects, you can help provide more information on the safety of this medicine.
7. Product details
This medicine is only available with a doctor’s prescription.
Lidocaine Accord is not addictive.
What Lidocaine Accord contains
| Active ingredient (main ingredient) |
Lidocaine hydrochloride |
| Other ingredients (inactive ingredients) |
Sodium chloride Sodium hydroxide Hydrochloric acid Water for injections |
Do not take this medicine if you are allergic to any of these ingredients.
What Lidocaine Accord looks like
Lidocaine Accord Injection is a clear, colourless solution supplied in glass ampoules or vials. (Lidocaine Accord 1%: 20 mg/2mL Aust R 309534, 50 mg/5 mL Aust R 309529, 100 mg/10 mL Aust R 309530, 200 mg/20 mL Aust R 309525; Lidocaine Accord 2%: 40 mg/2mL Aust R 309533, 100 mg/5 mL Aust R 309520, 200 mg/10 mL Aust R 309526, 400 mg/20 mL Aust R 309521).
Who distributes Lidocaine Accord
Accord Healthcare Pty Ltd
Level 24, 570 Bourke Street
Melbourne, VIC, 3000
Australia
This leaflet was prepared in January 2023.
Published by MIMS September 2023