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chloroprocaine (Nesacaine)

Tradename: Nesacaine. Indications: 1) local anesthesia 2) epidural anesthesia Contraindications: 1) myasthenia gravis 2) concurrent use of bupivicaine 3) NOT for subarachnoid administration Caution: 1) cardiac disease 2) hypothyroidism Dosage: 1%, 2%, 3%. Adverse effects: - uncommon (< 1%) - myocardial depression, hypotension, bradycardia, edema, cardiovascular shock, anxiety, restlessness, disorientation, confusion, tremors, shivering, seizures, drowsiness, loss of consciousness, urticaria, nausea/vomiting, transient burning at the injection site, blurred vision, tinnitus, respiratory arrest, anaphylactoid reaction, chills

General

local anesthetic

Properties

MISC-INFO: elimination route LIVER KIDNEY

Database Correlations

PUBCHEM correlations

References

  1. The Pharmacological Basis of Therapeutics, 9th ed. Gilman et al, eds. Permagon Press/McGraw Hill, 1996
  2. Kaiser Permanente Northern California Regional Drug Formulary, 1998