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Medicines fluorescein sodium + lidocaine hydrochlorideQuestion & answer

fluorescein sodium + lidocaine hydrochloride · Medicine question

Who should not receive them?

iatroX medicinesPublished 20 August 2026Reviewed 20 August 2026

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Answer

They should not be used in someone with known hypersensitivity to fluorescein, lidocaine or another amide-type local anaesthetic.

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Minims Lidocaine & Fluoresceinemc · SmPC Current selected SmPC · Version 5

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