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LIDOCAINE [1 record]

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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