Etidocaine

Etidocaine is a parenteral local anesthetic given by injection to cause loss of feeling before and during surgery,dental procedures or labour and delivery.

Brands

Adult Dose

Neonatal

Paedriatic

Characteristics

belongs to Esters of metaeminobenzoic acid. . The Molecular Weight of Etidocaine is 276.42. Its pKa is 7.74.

Contraindications

Etidocaine is contraindicated in conditions like Hypersensitivity.

Effects

The signs and symptoms that are produced after the acute overdosage of Etidocaine include Hypotension, CNS stimulation, myocardial depression.The symptomatic adverse reactions produced by Etidocaine are more or less tolerable and if they become severe, they can be treated symptomatically, these include Dizziness, Restlessness, Nervousness, Nausea and vomiting, Hypersensitivity reactions, Excitation, nervousness, Nervousness, dizziness.

Indications

Etidocaine is primarily indicated in conditions like Infilteration anaesthesia, Peripheral nerve block.

Interactions

No data regarding the interactions of Etidocaine was found.

Interfrence

Raised creatine phosphokinase

Risks

Drug should not be given to Pregnant Mothers.If prescribing authority justifies the benefits of the drug against the possible damages he/she should reevaluate them and consult the reference material and previous studies.

Storage

Store at room temperature.

Warnings

Etidocaine should be taken with caution by patients having complete heart block,epilepsy,cardiac or hepatic impairment,myesthenia gravis.It may be ototoxic. Aspiration should be performed before local anesthetic solution is injected to avoid intravascular injection.

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