Drug details

Astero (lidocaine hydrochloride hydrogel + topical anesthetic)

type of Anesthetics, Topical

Astero (hydrogel plus lidocaine HCl 4%) is a non-wetting water gel plus a topical anesthetic indicated for painful wounds such as stage I-IV pressure ulcers, venous stasis ulcers, ulcerations caused by mixed vascular etiologies, diabetic skin ulcers, first- and second-degree burns, post-surgical incisions, and cuts and abrasions.

This drug may have the following side effects:

• confusion,
• slow breathing,
• redness or swelling at the application site,
• sluggishness,
• low blood pressure (hypotension), and
• slow heartbeat.

The following drugs are related to Astero, either as a replacement or used together:

• Artiss (fibrin sealant (human)] frozen solution)
• Regranex (becaplermin)
• Santyl (collagenase)
• Evicel (fibrin sealant (human))
• Tisseel (fibrinogen human, human thrombin kit)