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Dextrose and lidocaine side effects

Dextrose and lidocaine's FDA label lists its adverse reactions in its own words. FAERS holds 177 reports naming it through July 30, 2026; the reaction reported most often, leaving out the conditions it is used for, product-use terms and outcomes, is anaphylactic reaction (7 reports).

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Check it at the source: the dextrose and lidocaine FDA label on DailyMed (effective January 14, 2026, B. Braun Medical Inc.); the FDA FAERS public dashboard.

What does the label list?

From the label: adverse reactions

Systemic reactions of the following types have been reported: Central Nervous System: Light-headedness; drowsiness; dizziness; apprehension; euphoria; tinnitus; blurred or double vision; nausea and vomiting; sensation of heat, cold or numbness; twitching; tremors; convulsions; unconsciousness; respiratory depression and arrest. Cardiovascular System: Hypotension; cardiovascular arrest; and bradycardia which may lead to cardiac arrest. Hematologic Effects: methemoglobinemia Allergic reactions, including anaphylactic reactions, may occur but are infrequent. There have been no reports of cross-sensitivity between lidocaine hydrochloride and procainamide or between lidocaine hydrochloride and quinidine.

Source: FDA drug label, B. Braun Medical Inc., effective January 14, 2026 (SPL set 7dff29d9-522d-40eb-a9d9-42377912d640), via openFDA; the full label on DailyMed

What do FAERS reports show?

177 reports list dextrose and lidocaine among the medicines taken, each a report of something that happened, not proof the medicine caused it; 13 are coded as a death and 84 as a hospital stay. Counts follow how widely a medicine is used and watched, and they are not a measure of how risky it is. Of the 22 reactions below, 8 are named by the same term (in US spelling) in the label's adverse reactions, warnings or patient leaflet; a reaction the label does not name may still be there under another word, and a report does not show that the medicine caused it.

The 25 most reported reactions

  • Drug Ineffective (a use or a product term, not a reaction)101
  • Anaphylactic Reaction (named in the label)7
  • Dizziness (named in the label)5
  • Seizure5
  • Bradycardia (named in the label)4
  • Headache4
  • Hypertension4
  • Hypotension (named in the label)4
  • Loss Of Consciousness4
  • Off Label Use (a use or a product term, not a reaction)4
  • Tachycardia4
  • Tinnitus (named in the label)4
  • Metabolic Acidosis3
  • Muscle Spasms3
  • Nausea (named in the label)3
  • Overdose (a use or a product term, not a reaction)3
  • Speech Disorder3
  • Syncope3
  • Toxicity To Various Agents3
  • Tremor (named in the label)3
  • Amnesia2
  • Cardiac Arrest (named in the label)2
  • Communication Disorder2
  • Delirium2
  • Discomfort2

Source: FDA Adverse Event Reporting System (FAERS) via openFDA, reports through July 30, 2026; reactions as MedDRA preferred terms

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