Emla Topical and Prevacid

• 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: lansoprazole
• Dosage Forms: capsule, delayed release, tablet, orally disintegrating, delayed release
• Other Brand Names:

  FIRST Lansoprazole, Prevacid, Prevacid OTC, Prevacid SoluTab

Prevacid (lansoprazole) is a proton pump inhibitor. Lansoprazole decreases the amount of acid produced in the stomach.

Prevacid is used to treat and prevent stomach and intestinal ulcers, erosive esophagitis (damage to the esophagus from stomach acid), and other conditions involving excessive stomach acid such as Zollinger-Ellison syndrome.

Prevacid OTC (over-the-counter) is used to treat frequent heartburn that happens 2 or more days per week.

Prevacid is not for immediate relief of heartburn symptoms.