Easy-to-apply numbing gel.
Ametop is a proven and effective topical numbing gel that gets to work in 45 minutes and lasts for up to six hours.
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Ametop Gel is a topical treatment that you apply to your skin to reduce the pain of small medical procedures like blood tests. It can also be prescribed off-label for you if you’re planning on getting a tattoo or piercing and want to reduce the pain.
‘Off-label’ might sound a bit secretive, but it’s really not. All it means is that it’s outside of the treatment’s medicinal licence for it to be used for that purpose, but clinicians can (and do) still prescribe it if they think it’s safe and suitable. Using Ametop Gel before minor skin procedures has been shown to be both safe and effective - you’ll just need to let a clinician know what you plan on using it for so that they can advise you on how to use it.
Ametop Gel contains the active ingredient tetracaine, which is a numbing agent. You apply a small amount of it to your skin and it gets to work quickly in order to lessen any pain you’ll feel in that local area for a few hours.
It works by blocking pain signals from being sent from your nerve endings to your brain. How? Well, here’s the science-y bit: when a nerve ending is stimulated, sodium enters it — triggering an electrical signal to build up in the nerve. When this signal is big enough it gets sent to the brain where it’s interpreted as pain. Tetracaine, the active ingredient in Ametop, works by stopping sodium from entering the nerves where it’s applied, preventing any pain signals from being sent to your brain as a result.
Ametop Gel is only available in one dose: 4%w/w. So each gram of Ametop Gel has 40mg of the active ingredient tetracaine. It’s only available in 1g tubes, so the amount of Ametop Gel you’ll get depends on the area you need to numb.
Because it only comes in one strength, you might be better off trying a different treatment if you find that Ametop doesn’t quite do the trick for you. Don’t apply more of the cream than you’ve been told to.
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You should always follow the advice of our clinician when you use Ametop Gel.
When using it for the first time, invert the cap and use it to break the seal.
Ametop should work within around 30-45 minutes of applying it, and it lasts for around 4-6 hours.
If you don’t notice any difference after this time, don’t apply more gel to the site. Talk to your clinician about alternative options.
If you accidentally get any Ametop gel on your eyes, ears, mouth, tongue or nose, rinse it off with cold water straight away and contact a clinician for advice.
If you use too much Ametop (or accidentally swallow any) and feel any unpleasant effects you should seek medical help straight away.
How we source info.
When we present you with stats, data, opinion or a consensus, we’ll tell you where this came from. And we’ll only present data as clinically reliable if it’s come from a reputable source, such as a state or government-funded health body, a peer-reviewed medical journal, or a recognised analytics or data body. Read more in our editorial policy.
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Tetracaine. StatPearls Publishing.
Ametop - Summary of Product Characteristics (SmPC) - (emc).
Tetracaine gel vs EMLA cream for percutaneous anaesthesia in children. British Journal of Anaesthesia, [online] 82(4), pp.637–638. doi:10.1093/bja/82.4.637.
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An effective numbing cream you apply to the skin before a procedure to reduce discomfort.
Easy to use topical treatment that numbs your skin. Useful before minor procedures.
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