Realoquin Gel 20 gm:

• Realoquin acts as a local anesthetic, causing reversible blockade of the propagation of impulses along nerve fibers by preventing the inward movement of sodium ions across the nerve membrane.
• Amide-type local anesthetics are thought to act within sodium channels in the nerve membrane.

Instructions for use:

Realoquin Gel is absorbed after applications on mucous membranes or damaged skin:

• Surface anesthesia: male urethra: 20 g of gel.
• Adult female urethra: 5-10 g of gel. During cystoscopy: 30 g of gel.
• During endoscopy: 10-20 g of gel.
• Lubrication for endotracheal intubation: 5 g applied to the surface of the tube immediately before insertion.
• Debilitated patients, the elderly and children should be given doses appropriate to their age and physical condition.

Contraindications :

• Hypersensitivity to local anesthetics of the amide type or to other components of the gel.

Warnings and precautions:

• Lidocaine Gel should be used with caution in patients with mucosa and/or sepsis in the area of ​​proposed application.
• When using lidocaine gel in the mouth or throat area, the patient should be aware that application of local anesthetic may impair swallowing and thus increase the risk of shock.
• Use during pregnancy and lactation: Lidocaine should not be given during early pregnancy unless a physician recommends administration of the drug.
• Lidocaine is excreted in breast milk, but in small amounts there is generally no risk of affecting the baby.

side effects:

• Allergic reactions (in most cases severe anaphylactic shock) to amide-type local anesthetics are rare.

the components:

• Sterile gel: Each 1 gm contains Lidocaine Hydrochloride BP 20 mg (on an anhydrous basis).