Mericaine

Manufacturer: Merit Pharmaceutical | Biozone Laboratories, Inc.
Effective date: 2024-07-01
Label type: HUMAN OTC DRUG LABEL
Version: 7
Source: legacy-cache
Hydrated at: 2026-08-01 20:59:49

Label at a glance#

ProductMericaine

Active ingredientLIDOCAINE

Label structure11 sections

Indications and uses

Temporarily relieves pain and itching due to: minor cuts minor scrapes sunburn minor skin irritations minor burns insect bites

Dosage and administration

Adults and children 2 years and older: Apply externally to the affected area up to 3 to 4 times a day. Children under 2 years of age: Consult a doctor.

Label contents#

Full prescribing information#

Drug Facts Lidocaine 4% Gel

OTC - ACTIVE INGREDIENT SECTION

Active Ingredient

Lidocaine 4% w/w

Purpose

OTC - PURPOSE SECTION

Topical Anesthetic

Uses

INDICATIONS & USAGE SECTION

Temporarily relieves pain and itching due to:

minor cuts
minor scrapes
sunburn
minor skin irritations
minor burns
insect bites

Warnings

WARNINGS SECTION

For external use only. Not for ophthalmic use.

Do not use:

OTC - DO NOT USE SECTION

in or near the eyes
in large quantities, particularly over raw surfaces or blistered areas

Stop use and ask a doctor if

OTC - STOP USE SECTION

allergic reaction occurs
condition worsens or does not improve within 7 days
symptoms clear up and return within a few days
redness, irritation, swelling, pain or other symptoms begin or increase

Keep out of reach of children

OTC - KEEP OUT OF REACH OF CHILDREN SECTION

If swallowed, get medical help or contact a Poison Control Center right away.

Directions

DOSAGE & ADMINISTRATION SECTION

Adults and children 2 years and older: Apply externally to the affected area up to 3 to 4 times a day.
Children under 2 years of age: Consult a doctor.

Inactive Ingredients

INACTIVE INGREDIENT SECTION

alcohol, benzyl alcohol, carbomer, citric acid, ethoxydiglycol, propylene glycol, and purified water.

Other Information

SPL UNCLASSIFIED SECTION

May be applied under occlusive dressing.
Store at 25 ⁰C (77 ⁰F); excursions permitted to 15-30 ⁰C (59-86 ⁰F) [See USP Controlled Room Temperature].

PACKAGE LABEL.PRINCIPAL DISPLAY PANEL

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FDA-Initiated Inactive NDC Indexing#

NDC, Effective, Action table
NDC	Effective	Action	Document	Indexing SPL	Related label
30727-810-30	2024-07-01	C162847	48780-1	c7ccaba7-162c-fd44-e053-dadaa90aa01b	Mericaine TM - LIDOCAINE 4% Topical Gel - lidocaine gel Merit Pharmaceuticals
30727-810-30	2021-07-23	C162847	48780-1	c7ccaba7-162c-fd44-e053-dadaa90aa01b	Mericaine TM - LIDOCAINE 4% Topical Gel - lidocaine gel Merit Pharmaceuticals

DailyMed Socrata Ingredients#

Ingredient, Type, UNII table
Ingredient	Type	UNII	SPL version
LIDOCAINE	ACTIVE INGREDIENT	98PI200987	3
LIDOCAINE	ACTIVE MOIETY	98PI200987	3
ALCOHOL	INACTIVE INGREDIENT	3K9958V90M	3
BENZYL ALCOHOL	INACTIVE INGREDIENT	LKG8494WBH	3
CARBOMER 940	INACTIVE INGREDIENT	4Q93RCW27E	3
CITRIC ACID MONOHYDRATE	INACTIVE INGREDIENT	2968PHW8QP	3
DIETHYLENE GLYCOL MONOETHYL ETHER	INACTIVE INGREDIENT	A1A1I8X02B	3
PROPYLENE GLYCOL	INACTIVE INGREDIENT	6DC9Q167V3	3
WATER	INACTIVE INGREDIENT	059QF0KO0R	3

Products#

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Mericaine
Lidocaine
CARBOMER HOMOPOLYMER TYPE C (ALLYL PENTAERYTHRITOL CROSSLINKED)
BENZYL ALCOHOL
CITRIC ACID MONOHYDRATE
DIETHYLENE GLYCOL MONOETHYL ETHER
PROPYLENE GLYCOL
WATER
ALCOHOL

NDC Codes#

Product NDC, Package NDC table
Product NDC	Package NDC
30727-810	30727-810-30

Ingredients#

Every source-derived ingredient row is available through these pages.

DailyMed ingredient rows page 1 of 1 · 8 matching rows.

Name, UNII, Kind table
Name	UNII	Kind
CARBOMER HOMOPOLYMER TYPE C (ALLYL PENTAERYTHRITOL CROSSLINKED)	4Q93RCW27E	IACT
BENZYL ALCOHOL	LKG8494WBH	IACT
CITRIC ACID MONOHYDRATE	2968PHW8QP	IACT
DIETHYLENE GLYCOL MONOETHYL ETHER	A1A1I8X02B	IACT
PROPYLENE GLYCOL	6DC9Q167V3	IACT
WATER	059QF0KO0R	IACT
ALCOHOL	3K9958V90M	IACT
LIDOCAINE	98PI200987	ACTIB

Source Document#

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Inactive ingredient matches#

Inactive Ingredient Database values describe FDA-listed use contexts. The match method and ambiguity count are shown because ingredient names, routes, and dosage forms are not always unique. Browse recovered IID releases and source provenance.

Inactive ingredient links page 1 of 5 · 293 matching rows.

DailyMed ingredient, IID ingredient, UNII table
DailyMed ingredient	IID ingredient	UNII	Dosage form / route	Potency	Maximum daily exposure	Match
ALCOHOL	ALCOHOL	3K9958V90M	SHAMPOO / TOPICAL		714 mg	Exact identifier — unii candidate 59 equally ranked IID candidates
ALCOHOL	ALCOHOL	3K9958V90M	DROPS / ORAL	210 mg/1ml		Exact identifier — unii candidate 59 equally ranked IID candidates
ALCOHOL	ALCOHOL	3K9958V90M	POWDER, FOR SOLUTION / TOPICAL	40 %w/w		Exact identifier — unii candidate 59 equally ranked IID candidates
PROPYLENE GLYCOL	PROPYLENE GLYCOL	6DC9Q167V3	SYSTEM / TOPICAL		4200 mg	Exact identifier — unii candidate 81 equally ranked IID candidates
ALCOHOL	ALCOHOL	3K9958V90M	SOLUTION / OPHTHALMIC	0.5 %w/v		Exact identifier — unii candidate 59 equally ranked IID candidates
CITRIC ACID MONOHYDRATE	CITRIC ACID MONOHYDRATE	2968PHW8QP	INJECTION, SOLUTION / INTRA-ARTICULAR	ADJ PH		Exact identifier — unii candidate 88 equally ranked IID candidates
PROPYLENE GLYCOL	PROPYLENE GLYCOL	6DC9Q167V3	INJECTION / INTRAVENOUS		16624 mg	Exact identifier — unii candidate 81 equally ranked IID candidates
CITRIC ACID MONOHYDRATE	CITRIC ACID MONOHYDRATE	2968PHW8QP	INJECTION / INTRALESIONAL	ADJ PH		Exact identifier — unii candidate 88 equally ranked IID candidates
PROPYLENE GLYCOL	PROPYLENE GLYCOL	6DC9Q167V3	AEROSOL / TOPICAL	19.2 %w/w		Exact identifier — unii candidate 81 equally ranked IID candidates
CITRIC ACID MONOHYDRATE	CITRIC ACID MONOHYDRATE	2968PHW8QP	SOLUTION / INTRAOCULAR		1 mg	Exact identifier — unii candidate 88 equally ranked IID candidates
CITRIC ACID MONOHYDRATE	CITRIC ACID MONOHYDRATE	2968PHW8QP	SOLUTION/ DROPS / AURICULAR (OTIC)	0.04 %w/w		Exact identifier — unii candidate 88 equally ranked IID candidates
CITRIC ACID MONOHYDRATE	CITRIC ACID MONOHYDRATE	2968PHW8QP	TABLET, ORALLY DISINTEGRATING, DELAYED RELEASE / ORAL		2 mg	Exact identifier — unii candidate 88 equally ranked IID candidates
PROPYLENE GLYCOL	PROPYLENE GLYCOL	6DC9Q167V3	AEROSOL, FOAM / TOPICAL		1800 mg	Exact identifier — unii candidate 81 equally ranked IID candidates
ALCOHOL	ALCOHOL	3K9958V90M	INJECTION / SUBCUTANEOUS		149 mg	Exact identifier — unii candidate 59 equally ranked IID candidates
CITRIC ACID MONOHYDRATE	CITRIC ACID MONOHYDRATE	2968PHW8QP	POWDER, FOR SUSPENSION / ORAL		840 mg	Exact identifier — unii candidate 88 equally ranked IID candidates
PROPYLENE GLYCOL	PROPYLENE GLYCOL	6DC9Q167V3	TABLET, FILM COATED / ORAL		96 mg	Exact identifier — unii candidate 81 equally ranked IID candidates
PROPYLENE GLYCOL	PROPYLENE GLYCOL	6DC9Q167V3	SPRAY / SUBLINGUAL		36 mg	Exact identifier — unii candidate 81 equally ranked IID candidates
PROPYLENE GLYCOL	PROPYLENE GLYCOL	6DC9Q167V3	SUSPENSION / RECTAL		90400 mg	Exact identifier — unii candidate 81 equally ranked IID candidates
ALCOHOL	ALCOHOL	3K9958V90M	ELIXIR / ORAL		13675 mg	Exact identifier — unii candidate 59 equally ranked IID candidates
ALCOHOL	ALCOHOL	3K9958V90M	AEROSOL, FOAM / TOPICAL		4504 mg	Exact identifier — unii candidate 59 equally ranked IID candidates
PROPYLENE GLYCOL	PROPYLENE GLYCOL	6DC9Q167V3	EMULSION / OPHTHALMIC	1.5 %w/v		Exact identifier — unii candidate 81 equally ranked IID candidates
BENZYL ALCOHOL	BENZYL ALCOHOL	LKG8494WBH	SOLUTION / INTRAMUSCULAR		54 mg	Exact identifier — unii candidate 50 equally ranked IID candidates
PROPYLENE GLYCOL	PROPYLENE GLYCOL	6DC9Q167V3	INJECTION, SOLUTION / INTRAMUSCULAR		4000 mg	Exact identifier — unii candidate 81 equally ranked IID candidates
ALCOHOL	ALCOHOL	3K9958V90M	AEROSOL, SPRAY / RESPIRATORY (INHALATION)	35.75 %w/w		Exact identifier — unii candidate 59 equally ranked IID candidates
CITRIC ACID MONOHYDRATE	CITRIC ACID MONOHYDRATE	2968PHW8QP	INJECTION / SOFT TISSUE	ADJ PH		Exact identifier — unii candidate 88 equally ranked IID candidates
CITRIC ACID MONOHYDRATE	CITRIC ACID MONOHYDRATE	2968PHW8QP	POWDER, FOR SOLUTION / ORAL		315 mg	Exact identifier — unii candidate 88 equally ranked IID candidates
BENZYL ALCOHOL	BENZYL ALCOHOL	LKG8494WBH	INJECTION, POWDER, FOR SOLUTION / INTRAVENOUS	144 mg		Exact identifier — unii candidate 50 equally ranked IID candidates
ALCOHOL	ALCOHOL	3K9958V90M	SOLUTION / DENTAL	12.8 %w/w		Exact identifier — unii candidate 59 equally ranked IID candidates
ALCOHOL	ALCOHOL	3K9958V90M	TABLET, DELAYED RELEASE / ORAL	NA		Exact identifier — unii candidate 59 equally ranked IID candidates
ALCOHOL	ALCOHOL	3K9958V90M	SYRUP / ORAL		21000 mg	Exact identifier — unii candidate 59 equally ranked IID candidates
PROPYLENE GLYCOL	PROPYLENE GLYCOL	6DC9Q167V3	INJECTION / INTRAMUSCULAR		7459 mg	Exact identifier — unii candidate 81 equally ranked IID candidates
CITRIC ACID MONOHYDRATE	CITRIC ACID MONOHYDRATE	2968PHW8QP	EMULSION / TOPICAL	0.11 %w/w		Exact identifier — unii candidate 88 equally ranked IID candidates
ALCOHOL	ALCOHOL	3K9958V90M	GEL / TRANSDERMAL		7360 mg	Exact identifier — unii candidate 59 equally ranked IID candidates
ALCOHOL	ALCOHOL	3K9958V90M	CAPSULE / ORAL		882 mg	Exact identifier — unii candidate 59 equally ranked IID candidates
CITRIC ACID MONOHYDRATE	CITRIC ACID MONOHYDRATE	2968PHW8QP	TABLET / ORAL	914 mg		Exact identifier — unii candidate 88 equally ranked IID candidates
PROPYLENE GLYCOL	PROPYLENE GLYCOL	6DC9Q167V3	LIQUID / RESPIRATORY (INHALATION)	10 %w/w		Exact identifier — unii candidate 81 equally ranked IID candidates
PROPYLENE GLYCOL	PROPYLENE GLYCOL	6DC9Q167V3	FILM / BUCCAL	1.48 mg		Exact identifier — unii candidate 81 equally ranked IID candidates
BENZYL ALCOHOL	BENZYL ALCOHOL	LKG8494WBH	INJECTION / INTRACAVITARY	0.01 ml		Exact identifier — unii candidate 50 equally ranked IID candidates
CITRIC ACID MONOHYDRATE	CITRIC ACID MONOHYDRATE	2968PHW8QP	SYRUP / ORAL	722 mg/5ml		Exact identifier — unii candidate 88 equally ranked IID candidates
PROPYLENE GLYCOL	PROPYLENE GLYCOL	6DC9Q167V3	SUSPENSION / OPHTHALMIC	0.6 %w/v		Exact identifier — unii candidate 81 equally ranked IID candidates
CARBOMER 940	CARBOMER HOMOPOLYMER TYPE C (ALLYL PENTAERYTHRITOL CROSSLINKED)	4Q93RCW27E	EMULSION / TOPICAL		6 mg	Exact identifier — unii candidate 9 equally ranked IID candidates
BENZYL ALCOHOL	BENZYL ALCOHOL	LKG8494WBH	GEL / RECTAL		124 mg	Exact identifier — unii candidate 50 equally ranked IID candidates
CITRIC ACID MONOHYDRATE	CITRIC ACID MONOHYDRATE	2968PHW8QP	SOAP / TOPICAL	0.5 %w/w		Exact identifier — unii candidate 88 equally ranked IID candidates
ALCOHOL	ALCOHOL	3K9958V90M	LIQUID / INTRAVENOUS		400 mg	Exact identifier — unii candidate 59 equally ranked IID candidates
CITRIC ACID MONOHYDRATE	CITRIC ACID MONOHYDRATE	2968PHW8QP	SOLUTION/ DROPS / OPHTHALMIC	0.05 %w/v		Exact identifier — unii candidate 88 equally ranked IID candidates
CITRIC ACID MONOHYDRATE	CITRIC ACID MONOHYDRATE	2968PHW8QP	SYSTEM / TOPICAL	0.2 mg		Exact identifier — unii candidate 88 equally ranked IID candidates
PROPYLENE GLYCOL	PROPYLENE GLYCOL	6DC9Q167V3	CAPSULE, EXTENDED RELEASE / ORAL		8 mg	Exact identifier — unii candidate 81 equally ranked IID candidates
BENZYL ALCOHOL	BENZYL ALCOHOL	LKG8494WBH	CREAM / TOPICAL		160 mg	Exact identifier — unii candidate 50 equally ranked IID candidates
ALCOHOL	ALCOHOL	3K9958V90M	INJECTION, EMULSION / INTRAVENOUS		520 mg	Exact identifier — unii candidate 59 equally ranked IID candidates
ALCOHOL	ALCOHOL	3K9958V90M	SOLUTION / NASAL	10 mg/1ml		Exact identifier — unii candidate 59 equally ranked IID candidates
PROPYLENE GLYCOL	PROPYLENE GLYCOL	6DC9Q167V3	SOLUTION/ DROPS / AURICULAR (OTIC)	ADJ PH		Exact identifier — unii candidate 81 equally ranked IID candidates
CITRIC ACID MONOHYDRATE	CITRIC ACID MONOHYDRATE	2968PHW8QP	SWAB / TOPICAL	0.05 %w/w		Exact identifier — unii candidate 88 equally ranked IID candidates
PROPYLENE GLYCOL	PROPYLENE GLYCOL	6DC9Q167V3	GEL / VAGINAL		750 mg	Exact identifier — unii candidate 81 equally ranked IID candidates
PROPYLENE GLYCOL	PROPYLENE GLYCOL	6DC9Q167V3	JELLY / TOPICAL	20 %w/w		Exact identifier — unii candidate 81 equally ranked IID candidates
BENZYL ALCOHOL	BENZYL ALCOHOL	LKG8494WBH	CREAM / VAGINAL	1 %w/w		Exact identifier — unii candidate 50 equally ranked IID candidates
BENZYL ALCOHOL	BENZYL ALCOHOL	LKG8494WBH	INJECTION / SUBCONJUNCTIVAL		252 mg	Exact identifier — unii candidate 50 equally ranked IID candidates
CITRIC ACID MONOHYDRATE	CITRIC ACID MONOHYDRATE	2968PHW8QP	INJECTION / INFILTRATION	0.02 %w/v		Exact identifier — unii candidate 88 equally ranked IID candidates
ALCOHOL	ALCOHOL	3K9958V90M	AEROSOL / NASAL	20 mg		Exact identifier — unii candidate 59 equally ranked IID candidates
BENZYL ALCOHOL	BENZYL ALCOHOL	LKG8494WBH	SPRAY, METERED / NASAL	5 mg/1ml		Exact identifier — unii candidate 50 equally ranked IID candidates
CITRIC ACID MONOHYDRATE	CITRIC ACID MONOHYDRATE	2968PHW8QP	TABLET / SUBLINGUAL		24 mg	Exact identifier — unii candidate 88 equally ranked IID candidates

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Brand, Generic, Manufacturer table
Brand	Generic	Manufacturer	SPL set ID	Effective date	Available safety fields	Join
1c322409-5237-f071-e063-6294a90a3e79			59a0ab33-8c41-4765-bfbd-fb92046440ae	2024-07-01	Warnings	Exact identifier spl id: 1c322409-5237-f071-e063-6294a90a3e79 spl set id: 59a0ab33-8c41-4765-bfbd-fb92046440ae

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