Lidocaine Hydrochloride
What is it?
Lidocaine hydrochloride is classified as an amide anesthetic and primarily used a local anesthetic.
How can I avoid it?
You should avoid contact with this substance. Avoidance requires reading labels, and package inserts. You should inform your health care provider about this allergy.
Uses:
- Anesthetic (numbing agent, including injections as well as numbing creams such as EMLA® or ELA-Max)
- Antiarrhythmic agent
Other names for Lidocaine Hydrochloride:
- 2-(Diethylamino)-N-(2,6-dimethylphenyl) acetamide
- 2-Diethylamino-2’,6’-acetoxylidide
- Anestacon
- Cuivasal
- Duncaine
- EMLA® cream
- Gravocaine
- Isicaine
- Leostesin
- Lidocaine HCl
- Lidocaine monohydrate monohydrochloride
- Lidothesin
- Lignocaine
- Rucaina
- Sylestesin
- w-Diethylamino-2,6-dimethylacetanilide
- Xylestesin
- Xylocaine
- Xylocitin
- Xylotox
Potential cross-reacting/co-reacting substances:
- Bupivacine
- Cinchocaine (Dibucaine)
- Etidocaine
- Mepivacaine
- Nupercaine
- Other amide anesthetics
- Prilocaine
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