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XYLOCAINE [3 records]

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Record 1 2013-07-11

English

Subject field(s)
  • Medication
  • Anesthesia and Recovery
Universal entry(ies)
91484-71-8
CAS number
C14H22N2O
formula, see observation
DEF

A drug having anesthetic, sedative, analgesic, anticonvulsant, and cardiac depressant activities, used as a local anesthetic, applied topically to the skin and mucous membranes.

OBS

Active ingredient sold under a large number of commercial(trade) names such as Xylocaine.

OBS

Chemical formula: C14H22N2O

French

Domaine(s)
  • Médicaments
  • Anesthésie et réanimation
Entrée(s) universelle(s)
91484-71-8
CAS number
C14H22N2O
formula, see observation
DEF

Anesthésique local, bloquant notamment les canaux sodiques et s'opposant à leur inactivation avec blocage de la propagation des potentiels d'action neuronaux.

OBS

Aussi largement commercialisé en associations diverses à usage local en tant que principe actif, et aussi en tant qu'excipient.

OBS

Principe actif commercialisé, entre autres, sous le nom de Xilocaïne.

OBS

Formule chimique : C14H22N2O

Spanish

Campo(s) temático(s)
  • Medicamentos
  • Anestesia y reanimación
Entrada(s) universal(es)
91484-71-8
CAS number
C14H22N2O
formula, see observation
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Record 2 2011-08-03

English

Subject field(s)
  • Trade Names
  • Pharmacology
OBS

Xylocaine® : A trademark of Astra Zeneca AB.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Appellations commerciales
  • Pharmacologie
OBS

Marque de commerce pour un médicament composé de chlorhydrate de lignocaïne.

OBS

Xylocaïne® : Marque de commerce de la société Astra Zeneca AB.

Key term(s)
  • Xylocaïne

Spanish

Campo(s) temático(s)
  • Nombres comerciales
  • Farmacología
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Record 3 1987-11-23

English

Subject field(s)
  • Anesthesia and Recovery
OBS

Lumbar sympathetic block by paravertebral injection of procaine or xylocaine has been recommended to relieve vasoconstrictor tone and vasospasm if present; if used, it should be performed before anticoagulation.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Anesthésie et réanimation
OBS

Des troubles du fonctionnement du système nerveux sympathique peuvent entraîner : 1) un spasme vasculaire; 2) de la douleur; 3) un trouble des fonctions viscérales. Un bloc du sympathique peut tout remettre en ordre, soit de façon temporaire pour permettre un diagnostic, soit de façon durable en interrompant un cercle vicieux.

Spanish

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