Magic mouthwash
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 unintetionally swallowed in its entirety
Lidocaine
1 cc Viscous 2% lidocaine = 20 mg lidocaine
Max dose = 5mg/kg
For a 10 kg child = 50 mg lidocaine = 2.5 cc
Benadryl
Benadryl 6.25mg/5cc or 12.5mg/5cc
Max dose = 5mg/kg/day
For a 10 kg child = 50 mg benadryl =20 cc of 12.5mg/5cc
Makeup
Equal parts:
- Viscous lido 2%
- Benadryl
- Maalox
Treatment
0.5-1cc before feeds
- Some recommend Magic Mouthwash/oral lidocaine if not tolerating PO intake, although evidence suggests no better than placebo[1]
- In infants, do NOT use oral lidocaine due to risk of lidocaine toxicity and FDA black box warning[2][3]
See Also
Source
- ↑ 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
- ↑ FDA recommends not using lidocaine to treat teething pain. http://www.fda.gov/Drugs/DrugSafety/ucm402240.htm
- ↑ 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