Anesthetic cream with lidocaine 29.9% or a cream with such a concentration, without a translation of the composition (Korean) is allowed for sale in Poland? shouldn't such a concentration of lidocaine be prescription?
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Aleksandra Żywiec-Pelczar Pharmacist
1 year ago
In Poland, ointments and gels with lidocaine with drug status, with the exception of gels used to relieve teething ailments in infants, are available with a doctor's prescription. Based on the photo of the product presented in the picture, it is not possible to determine whether it has the status of a drug, medical device or cosmetic. However, it can be said with certainty that it is not a drug authorized for marketing in the territory of Polish. You can read more about local anesthesia in the text: https://www.gdziepolek.pl/artykuly/srodki-do-znieczulenia-miejscowego