chloroprocaine

Also known as chloroprocaine hydrochloride, Nesacaine®, chloroprocain, 4-amino-2-chlorobenzoic acid 2-(diethylamino)ethyl ester, 2-chloroprocaine, Chloroprocain, Cloroprocaina

Chloroprocaine, sold under the brand name Nesacaine among others is a local anesthetic given by injection. It is used as the hydrochloride salt. Chloroprocaine is a local anesthetic.

Key facts

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Drug.tradename: Nesacaine, others
Drug.DailyMedID: Chloroprocaine
Drug.routes_of_administration: Intrathecal, eye drop
Drug.class: Local anesthetic
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Drug.ATC_suffix: BA04
Drug.legal_CA: Rx-only
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Medical uses
Subarachnoid block
Obstetrics
Synthesis
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Chloroprocaine, sold under the brand name Nesacaine among others is a local anesthetic given by injection. It is used as the hydrochloride salt. Chloroprocaine is a local anesthetic.

==Medical uses== Chloroprocaine (Nesacaine) is indicated for the production of local anesthesia by infiltration and peripheral nerve block; and for the production of local anesthesia by infiltration, peripheral and central nerve block, including lumbar and caudal epidural blocks.