LidoPen and Zoster vaccine, live Subcutaneous

• Generic Name: lidocaine
• Dosage Forms: injection
• Other Brand Names: UAD Caine, Xylocaine HCl, Xylocaine-MPF, Lidoject 1, Xylocaine Dental Cartridges, Lidoject 2, Xylocaine Duo-Trach Kit, Xylocaine HCl For Spinal, L-Caine, Dilocaine, Nervocaine, Truxacaine, Anestacaine

Lidocaine is a local anesthetic (numbing medication). It works by blocking nerve signals in your body.

Lidocaine injection is used to numb an area of your body to help reduce pain or discomfort caused by invasive medical procedures such as surgery, needle punctures, or insertion of a catheter or breathing tube.

Lidocaine injection is sometimes used to treat irregular heart rhythms that may signal a possible heart attack.

Lidocaine injection is also given in an epidural (spinal block) to reduce the discomfort of contractions during labor.

Lidocaine injection may also be used for purposes not listed in this medication guide.

• Generic Name: zoster vaccine live
• Dosage Forms: n.a.
• Other Brand Names: Zostavax

Zoster vaccine, live is used to prevent herpes zoster (shingles) in patients 50 years of age and older.

This vaccine is to be administered only by or under the supervision of your doctor or other authorized health care professional.