Is Lidocaine Patch Effective In Managing Chronic Back Pain?

Posted on Wed, 15 Feb 2017

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Question : I would like to know under what conditions the Lidocaine Patch 5% is approved by Medicare. I have chronic back pain and have been unsuccessful in getting approval for assistance in payment -

Answered by Dr. Aashish Raghu (32 minutes later)

Brief Answer:
Not FDA approved

Detailed Answer:
Hi there

Thanks for the query

Lidocaine patch is not yet approved by the FDA so Medicare will not cover this.

I hope I have answered your query.

I will be available to answer your follow up queries.

Regards,

Dr. Aashish Raghu

Above answer was peer-reviewed by : Dr. Prasad