Interested in knowing more about Emla cream

[Lettie]

I was reading the files about blood glucose monitoring and am very interested in knowing more about Emla cream. It seems like that would be so much more comfortable for Bubbles on the curve days.

 

[Critter Mom]

Bump.

 

[Lettie]

Bump.

What does bump mean?

 

[Melanie and Smokey]

What does bump mean?

Its just "bumping" your post back to the top so members coming to the boards will see it easier. I have never heard of Emla cream, I will have to look it up.

 

[Critter Mom]

Apparently EMLA cream is a topical anaesthetic. Sienne advised recently on this thread that you need an Rx for it in the US. (No idea whether the same holds true in other countries.)

From Wikipedia:

Lidocaine/prilocaine is a eutectic mixture of equal quantities (by weight) of lidocaine and prilocaine. A 5% emulsion preparation, containing 2.5% each of lidocaine/prilocaine, is marketed by APP Pharmaceuticals under the trade name EMLA (an abbreviation for Eutectic Mixture of Local Anesthetics).

Separately, lidocaine and prilocaine are solid bases. When mixed in equal quantities by weight, however, they form a eutectic mixture – that is the melting point of the mixture is lower than the melting points of the individual components. The lidocaine/prilocaine eutectic mixture is an oil with a melting point of 18 °C, and can be formulated into preparations without the use of a non-aqueous solvent.[6] This allows higher concentrations of anaesthetic to be formulated into the preparation and maintained during application.​

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[Lettie]

Thank you! I spoke to a pharmacist about it and also looked it up and asked my vet to prescribe it. I am anxious to give it a try!