| Warning! | | | | Dr. Numb™ contains lidocaine, a substance that has |
| The Food and Drug Administration warned five | | | | been used for many years as anesthetics in medical |
| medication production firms on December 5, 2006, to | | | | and dental offices. Dr. Numb contains more of a pure |
| stop compounding and distributing a number popular | | | | form of lidocaine which acts as the numbing |
| standardized topical anesthetic creams commonly | | | | anesthetic cream for the skin. The purity is very |
| used in a number of commercial procedures. The five | | | | important, becasue not all lidocaine is manufactured |
| firms the FDA warned include: | | | | and refined as Dr. Numb has been. |
| - Triangle Compounding Pharmacy | | | | Pain is caused by the stimulation of pain receptors at |
| - University Pharmacy | | | | the ends of the nerves. The stimulation causes sodium |
| - Custom Scripts Pharmacy | | | | to enter the nerve ending, which causes an electrical |
| - Hal’s Compounding Pharmacy | | | | signal to build up in the nerve. When this electrical signal |
| - New England Compounding Center | | | | is big enough, it passes along the nerve to the brain, |
| The concern over these compounds is that they are | | | | where the signal is interpreted as pain. |
| not previewed by the FDA for safety and standard | | | | Fast Facts: |
| effectiveness. Furthermore, these compounds pose | | | | - Dr. Numb™ is voted as the "Best Numbing Cream" |
| a number of serious health risks and can cause a | | | | in the U.S. and Canada. |
| number of severe reactions including seizures and | | | | - This product is Not just for tattooing but for body |
| irregular heartbeats, and there have even been two | | | | piercing as well. |
| deaths associated with compounded topical anesthetic | | | | - It is the only water-based anesthetic cream in the |
| creams made by Triangle Compounding Pharmacy | | | | market. |
| and University Pharmacy. | | | | - Perfect for waxing unwanted hair. |
| The next time you choose a numbing cream, choose | | | | - It only needs 30 mins. to take effect. |
| F.D.A. approved like Dr. Numb™. | | | | - The only numbing cream that numbs the skin for |
| This product is unique because aside from non oily, is is | | | | more that 2 hours. |
| made from 5% pure Lidocaine is approved by F.D.A. | | | | If you think of getting a tattoo but pain is more of your |
| as a topical anesthetic agent. | | | | concern, think numb.. Dr. |