Dollar General class action alleges lidocaine patches don’t stick as advertised

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Dollar General class action lawsuit overview:

• Who: Plaintiff Alexander Hodorovyh filed a class action lawsuit against Dollar General Corp.
• Why: Dollar General allegedly sells lidocaine patches that do not adhere for the advertised 12 hours.
• Where: The Dollar General class action lawsuit was filed in Illinois federal court.

Dollar General Corp. sells lidocaine patches that peel off within a few hours despite promises the pain-relief patch can be used for up to 12 hours, according to a Dollar General class action lawsuit.

Plaintiff Alexander Hodorovych of Chicago says he purchased DG Health brand 4% lidocaine patches from Dollar General and expected them to provide maximum-strength pain relief for up to 12 hours, as indicated on the product label.

Lidocaine patches work as a topical anesthetic, blocking the transmission of pain signals from nerve endings in the skin to the brain, the Dollar General class action explains. The DG Health brand lidocaine patches Hodorvych purchased reportedly state clearly: “Stay-put flexible patch.”

However, Hodorovych alleges the Dollar General lidocaine patches did not adhere as well as advertised, and, in some cases, would peel off within just a few minutes of application.

Dollar General class action says adhesion essential for lidocaine patches to deliver adequate dosing

The Dollar General class action lawsuit notes that the U.S. Food and Drug Administration has received reports indicating that approximately 70% of lidocaine patch complaints are related to poor adhesion. 

Adequate adhesion is critical for lidocaine patches to deliver the intended pain relief, Hodorvych says. When the patch lifts or detaches from the skin, the product dose may be compromised.

“The result of the failure to adhere to the user’s bodies is that the [DG Health lidocaine patches] cannot deliver the ‘Maximum Strength’ amount of lidocaine for 12 hours,” the class action lawsuit argues.

The plaintiff filed the class action on behalf of himself and a proposed class of consumers in Illinois and more than a dozen other states who purchased the DG Health lidocaine patches during the relevant statute of limitations.

Dollar General is not the first retailer to face allegations their lidocaine patches do not work as advertised.

Earlier this year, Target Corp. was hit with a class action lawsuit alleging its Up & Up lidocaine pain-relief patches are falsely advertised as providing a maximum strength dose of lidocaine for up to eight hours.

Do you use lidocaine patches for pain relief? Tell us what you think of the class action lawsuit in the comments below.

Hodorovych is represented by Spencer Sheehan of Sheehan & Associates PC.

The DG Health lidocaine patch class action lawsuit is Alexander Hodorovych v. Dollar General Corp., Case No. 1:22-cv-03415, in the U.S. District Court for the Northern District of Illinois, Eastern Division.

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