Emla Topical and Ozempic

• Generic Name: lidocaine / prilocaine topical
• Dosage Forms: cream
• Other Brand Names: Emla, Emla Anesthetic Disc, Livixil Pak, AgonEaze, Prizopak, LiproZonePak, Medolor Pak, Anodyne LPT

Lidocaine and prilocaine topical cream is used on the skin or in the genital area to cause numbness or loss of feeling before certain medical procedures. It is used to prevent pain caused by an injection, the drawing of blood from a vein, or minor surgeries such as removing warts. This medicine contains a mixture of two topical local anesthetics (numbing medicines). It deadens the nerve endings in the skin.

This medicine is available only with your doctor's prescription.

• Generic Name: semaglutide
• Dosage Forms: injection, solution
• Other Brand Names: Ozempic, Rybelsus

Ozempic (semaglutide) is similar to a hormone that occurs naturally in the body and helps control blood sugar, insulin levels, and digestion.

Ozempic is a pre-filled, disposable, single-patient-use injection pen used, together with diet and exercise, to improve blood sugar control in adults with type 2 diabetes mellitus.

Ozempic is usually given after other diabetes medicines have been tried without success. This medicine is not for treating type 1 diabetes.