Emla 5% Cream 5g with 2 Dressing
Emla 5% Cream 5g with 2 Dressing

Emla 5% Cream 5g with 2 Dressing

£5.49
Including VAT

EMLA Cream 5% is an anaesthetic cream used to numb areas of the skin before an injection or a minor procedure. It is ideal for reducing the pain before a needle, especially for children who are nervous or worried. This product comes with two dressings. Suitable for: Adults, adolescents and children.

Category: Medicine & Drugs
This medicine is sold by Chemavet at the professional discretion of the pharmacist. We need to ensure that this medicine is suitable for the person it is intended for.
Therefore a pharmacist may be required to contact you by phone to find out some additional information. If they are unable to speak to you when required your order may be delayed or the pharmacy medicine part of the order is cancelled

This Medicine is sold by the professional discretion of a pharmacist. As this is a pharmacy only medicine, we need to ensure that this medicine is suitable for the person it is intended for. Therefore a Chemavet pharmacist may be required to contact you by phone to find out some additional information. If they are unable to speak to you when required your order may be delayed or the pharmacy medicine part of your order cancelled.

EMLA Cream 5% contains the local anaesthetics lidocaine and prilocaine. They work together to numb the surface of the skin, ensuring that you don’t feel any pain. 

You might still be able to feel touch and pressure.

Directions

Always use EMLA Cream 5% exactly as described in the patient information leaflet or as your doctor/pharmacist has told you. 

Apply the cream to the skin you want to numb but do not rub the cream in. Place the dressing over the cream with the adhesive side down. Remove the backing paper and smooth down the edges of the dressing. 

Leave the dressing in place for 60 minutes, removing it before the procedure.

How much cream you use will depend on what it is being used for. Refer to the patient information leaflet for more information on the amount of cream needed.

Side effects

EMLA Cream 5% may cause side effects in some people, but these won’t affect everybody. Common side effects include: 

  • Mild skin reactions 
  • Numbness or tingling 
  • Burning, itching or warmth 
  • Methemoglobinemia (a blood disorder, more common in infants)
  • Small, dot-shaped bleeding around the area of the procedure

Serious side effects

Seek emergency medical attention if you notice any signs of a severe allergic reaction, symptoms of which include swelling of the face and throat, skin rash, breathing difficulties and/or loss of consciousness. 

Warnings

EMLA Cream 5% may be unsuitable for certain people. Do not use this product if you are allergic to any of the ingredients.

Delivery Policy

You can choose to collect your order from our pharmacy in Cushendall (8 Mill Street Cushendall, BT440RR). Please allow up to 1 working day for your order to be available. You will receive an email when your order is ready for collection. This service is FREE.

Delivery will be charged at £5.49 for orders to the value of £49.99 or less within Northern Ireland

Delivery will be charged at £5.99 for orders to the value of £49.99 or less within Great Britain standard postcodes.

Orders over the value of £50.00 will be free of charge (applicable to orders delivered to Great Britain (standard postcodes) and Northern Ireland).

Delivery will be charged at €7.95 for deliveries to the Republic of Ireland. With Free delivery for orders over £60.

We also deliver to postcodes in the following regions:

  • Highlands and Islands of Scotland

Please see the table below for a complete list of our rates.

Delivery Rates

UK delivery rates

Region Order value £49.99 or less Order Value £50.00 or more
Northern Ireland £5.49 FREE
Great Britain standard postcodes £5.99 FREE
Highlands and Islands of Scotland £10.95 £5.95

Republic of Ireland Delivery Rates

Region Order value £59.99 or less Order value £60.00 or more
Republic of Ireland £7.95 FREE

Chemavet intend to deliver all orders within 3 working days whenever possible. The term 'working days' means Monday-Friday, excluding bank and legal holidays. It is possible that an order may be delayed due to no fault of our own; we at Chemavet have the right to extend this delivery period for a maximum of ten days after the order was placed before cancellation or refund can occur.

We will endeavour to dispatch all orders placed before 12.00 noon Monday to Friday on the same day (excluding Bank Holidays).

Please allow extra delivery time for some areas of Scottish Highlands, Channel Islands and the Republic of Ireland

If the courier has tried to contact you with the product within the ten working days you will not be eligible for the refund.

In the unlikely event that an item is out of stock, your order will be cancelled. We will contact you by email, to either refund or amend your order.

Although the intended timescale for delivery is 3 working days, Gillans Pharmacy accepts no liability if we are unable to meet it due to God, war, flood, fire, labour disputes, strikes, lock-outs, riots or civil commotion, malicious damage, explosion, governmental action or any other reason beyond our control.
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