Octocaine Definition

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Octocaine: 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.

Synonym: monohydrate lidocaine monohydrochloride, lignocaine, lidocaine sulfate (1:1), lidocaine monohydrochloride, lidocaine monoacetate, lidocaine hydrochloride, lidocaine hydrocarbonate, lidocaine carbonate (2:1), lidocaine carbonate, lidocaine, dalcaine, xyloneural, xylocitin, xylocaine co2, xylocaine, xylesthesin.