Walgreen Lidocaine Patches Strength and Adhesion Promises Complaint

December 11, 2021

Lidocaine is a pain-relieving substance that blocks pain signals. Walgreen Co. offers over-the-counter lidocaine patches that customers can apply to the skin to relieve pain. But the complaint for this class action alleges that the packages of some of these patches are misleadingly labeled, because they claim to provide a “Maximum Strength” dose of lidocaine that will be “Staying-put” for “up to 12 hours.” According to the complaint, the patches often peel off much more quickly and do not deliver a “maximum strength” dose of the medicine.