Lidocaine

Lidocaine
Quick Details:
Lidocaine
Alias: Xylocaine, lignocaine
CAS Registry Number: 137-58-6
Assay: 99%
Appearance: White crystalline powder
Packing: 25kgdrum
EINECS: 205-302-8
Molecular Formula: C14H22N2O
Molecular weight: 234.34 CAS Registry Number:
Usage: Topically used to relieve itching, burning and pain from skin inflammations, injected as a dental anesthetic, or as a local anesthetic for minor surgery.
Product Description:
Lidocaine, xylocaine, or lignocaine is a common local anesthetic and class-1b antiarrhythmic drug. Lidocaine is used topically to relieve itching, burning, and pain from skin inflammations, injected as a dental anesthetic, or as a local anesthetic for minor surgery. It is on the World Health Organization's List of Essential Medicines, a list of the most important medications needed in a basic healthcare system.
Lidocaine is the most important class-1b antiarrhythmic drug; It is used intravenously for the treatment of ventricular arrhythmias (for acute myocardial infarction, digoxin poisoning, cardioversion, or cardiac catheterization) if amiodarone is not available or contraindicated. Lidocaine should be given for this indication after defibrillation, CPR, and vasopressors have been initiated. A routine prophylactic administration is no longer recommended for acute cardiac infarction; The overall benefit of this measure is not convincing.
Applications:
The efficacy profile of lidocaine as a local anesthetic is characterized by a rapid onset of action and intermediate duration of efficacy. Therefore, lidocaine is suitable for infiltration, block, and surface anesthesia. Longer-acting substances such as bupivacaine are sometimes given preference for subdural and epidural anesthesias; Lidocaine, though, has the advantage of a rapid onset of action.