lidodermとは 意味・読み方・使い方

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lidoderm

1. (pharmacology) A transdermal patch of lidocaine, used to help reduce pain or itching.
   • 2007, Yvonne M. D'Arcy, Pain Management: Evidence-Based Tools and Techniques for Nursing Professionals, Marblehead, MA: HCPro, Inc., →ISBN, page 70:

     What medication can John use to help control his pain? […] He may also benefit from applying a lidoderm to the painful area or using a mild opioid

   • 2011, Maggy G. Riad, “Local Anesthetics: Lidocaine transdermal”, in Raymond S. Sinatra, Jonathan S. Jahr, J. Michael Watkins-Pitchford, editors, The Essence of Analgesia and Analgesics, Cambridge: Cambridge University Press, →ISBN, page 290:

     Conditions that result in increased lidocaine absorption and hence increase its blood concentrations include:
     • Application of a lidoderm patch for longer than 12 hours/day
     • Application of more than three patches at a time