User:Bluepoppyseed/Transdermal analgesic patch

Lidocaine patches
Lidocaine is the active ingredient in patches such as Lidoderm. The lidocaine patch is proven to reduce acute or short-term pain after surgeries or procedures at rest. There has been nothing proven to show decreased opioid use with lidocaine patches. There has been no research regarding specific procedures and the effects of transdermal lidocaine, but the efficacy of lidocaine is considered minor.