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Also known as ASTRA 1512, L-67, Prilotekal®, o-Methyl-alpha-propylaminopropionanilide, o-Methyl-2-propylaminopropionanilide, alpha-n-Propylamino-2-methylpropionanilide, Propitocaine, N-(2-Methylphenyl)-2-(propylamino)propanamide

Prilocaine () is a local anesthetic of the amino amide type first prepared by Claes Tegner and Nils Löfgren. In its injectable form (trade name Citanest), it is often used in dentistry. It is also often combined with lidocaine as a topical preparation for dermal anesthesia (lidocaine/prilocaine or EMLA), for treatment of conditions like paresthesia. As it has low cardiac toxicity, it is commonly used for intravenous regional anaesthesia (IVRA).

Chemical data

Formula
C13H20N2O
Molecular weight
220.31 g/mol
IUPAC name
N-(2-methylphenyl)-2-(propylamino)propanamide
SMILES
CCCNC(C)C(=O)NC1=CC=CC=C1C
InChIKey
MVFGUOIZUNYYSO-UHFFFAOYSA-N
XLogP
2.1
Polar surface area
41.1 Ų
H-bond donors
2
H-bond acceptors
2
Formal charge
0

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Wikidata facts

Subclass of
amides
Mass
220.158
Has use
medication
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World Health Organisation international non-proprietary name
بريلوكائين
chemical formula
C₁₃H₂₀N₂O
medical condition treated
pain
canonical SMILES
CCCNC(C)C(=O)NC1=CC=CC=C1C
Commons category
Prilocaine
subject has role
local anesthetic
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  • Combinations
  • Compendial status
  • Synthesis
  • See also
  • References
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Prilocaine () is a local anesthetic of the amino amide type first prepared by Claes Tegner and Nils Löfgren. In its injectable form (trade name Citanest), it is often used in dentistry. It is also often combined with lidocaine as a topical preparation for dermal anesthesia (lidocaine/prilocaine or EMLA), for treatment of conditions like paresthesia. As it has low cardiac toxicity, it is commonly used for intravenous regional anaesthesia (IVRA).

== Contraindications == In some patients, ortho-toluidine, a metabolite of prilocaine, may cause methemoglobinemia, which may be treated with methylene blue. Prilocaine may also be contraindicated in people with sickle cell anemia, anemia, or symptomatic hypoxia.

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