Anesthetics - Parenteral-Local
Description and Brand Names *** Before Using *** How to Use *** Fore Safe Use *** Side Effects
Category
Description Drug
Parenteral-local anesthetics - an-ess-THET-iks
are given by injection to cause loss of feeling
before and during surgery, dental procedures - including dental surgery, or
labor and delivery. These medication do not cause loss of consciousness.
These medication are given only by or under the immediate supervision of
a family doctor or dentist, or by a specially trained nurse, in the family doctor's
office or in a hospital.
These medication are available in the following dosage forms:
Parenteral
-
Articaine
-
Injection - USA and Canada
-
Bupivacaine
-
Injection - USA and Canada
-
Chloroprocaine
-
Injection - USA and Canada
-
Etidocaine
-
Levobupivacaine
-
Lidocaine
-
Injection - USA and Canada
-
Mepivacaine
-
Injection - USA and Canada
-
Prilocaine
-
Injection - USA and Canada
-
Procaine
-
Injection - USA and Canada
-
Tetracaine
-
Injection - USA and Canada
Brand Names
Some commonly using brand names are:
In the USA
- Carbocaine 7
- Carbocaine with Neo-Cobefrin 7
- Chirocaine 5
- Citanest Forte 8
- Citanest Plain 8
- Dalcaine 6
- Dilocaine 6
- Duranest 4
- Duranest-MPF 4
- Isocaine 7
- L-Caine 6
- Lidoject-1 6
- Lidoject-2 6
- Marcaine
- Marcaine Spinal
- Nesacaine
- Nesacaine-MPF
- Novocain 9
- Octocaine 6
- Polocaine 7
- Polocaine-MPF 7
- Pontocaine 10
- Sensorcaine
- Sensorcaine-MPF
- Sensorcaine-MPF Spinal
- Septocaine
- Xylocaine 6
- Xylocaine-MPF 6
- Xylocaine-MPF with Glucose 6
In Canada
- Astracaine 4%
- Astracaine 4% Forte
- Carbocaine 7
- Citanest Forte 8
- Citanest Plain 8
- Isocaine 2% 7
- Isocaine 3% 7
- Marcaine
- Nesacaine-CE
- Novocain 9
- Octocaine-50 6
- Octocaine-100 6
- Polocaine 7
- Pontocaine 10
- Sensorcaine
- Sensorcaine Forte
- Ultracaine D-S
- Ultracaine D-S Forte
- Xylocaine 6
- Xylocaine Test Dose 6
- Xylocaine 5% Spinal 6
Another commonly using name for lidocaine is lignocaine
.
Note:
For quick reference, the following anesthetics are numbered to match
the corresponding brand names.
This information applies to the following medication:
1.
Articaine - AR-ti-kane
2.
Bupivacaine - byoo-PIV-a-kane
3.
Chloroprocaine - klor-oh-PROE-kane
4.
Etidocaine - e-TI-doe-kane†
5.
Levobupivacaine - Lee-voe-byoo-PIV-a-kane
6.
Lidocaine - LYE-doe-kane
7.
Mepivacaine - me-PIV-a-kane
8.
Prilocaine - PRIL-oh-kane
9.
Procaine - PROE-kane
10.
Tetracaine - TET-ra-kane
† Not commercially available in Canada
Generic name product may be available in the USA
Generic name product may be available in Canada
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