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Lidocaine (Xylocaine) Summary

Description: A local anesthetic and cardiac depressant used as an antiarrhythmia agent. Its actions are more intense and its effects more prolonged than those of procaine but its duration of action is shorter than that of bupivacaine or prilocaine.

Also Known As: Xylocaine; Octocaine; 2-(Diethylamino)-N-(2,6-Dimethylphenyl)Acetamide; 2-2EtN-2MePhAcN; Dalcaine Show All >>

Networked: 6904 relevant articles (1043 outcomes, 1237 trials/studies) for this Drug

Key Diseases for which Lidocaine is Relevant

  1. Pain (Aches) : 510 outcomes 517 studies in 2335 results
  2. Neuralgia (Stump Neuralgia) : 64 outcomes 62 studies in 241 results
  3. Cataract (Cataracts) : 35 outcomes 25 studies in 150 results
  4. Postoperative Pain : 26 outcomes 46 studies in 204 results
  5. Pulpitis : 26 outcomes 21 studies in 43 results
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Drugs Related to Lidocaine

  1. Propofol (Diprivan)
  2. Epinephrine (Adrenaline)
  3. Prilocaine (Citanest)
  4. EMLA
  5. Bupivacaine (Bupivacaine Hydrochloride)
  6. Fentanyl (Sublimaze)
  7. Tetracaine (Amethocaine)
  8. Carticaine (Articaine)
  9. Mexiletine (Mexitil)
  10. Lidocaine (Xylocaine)
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Therapies Related to Lidocaine

  1. Anesthesia
  2. Analgesia
  3. Nerve Block (Nerve Blocks)
  4. Injections
  5. Local Anesthesia
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