Emla

How can this medicine affect other medicines?

It is important to tell your doctor or pharmacist what medicines you are already using, including those bought without a prescription and herbal medicines, before you use this medicine. Similarly, check with your doctor or pharmacist before using any new medicines with this one, to ensure that the combination is safe.

This medicine may worsen a blood condition called methaemoglobinaemia caused by medicines such as sulphonamide antibiotics, eg sulfamethoxazole.

There may be an increased risk of side effects if large amounts of this medicine are used by people already using other local anaesthetics, or structurally-related medicines, such as tocainide or mexilitine.

The manufacturer states that this medicine should be used with caution in people taking medicines to treat an irregular heart beat, for example amiodarone, because if sufficient quantities of Emla are absorbed into the body it may increase the risk of side effects on the heart.

Other medicines containing the same active ingredients

There are currently no other medicines available in the UK that contain both lidocaine and prilocaine.

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