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Local Anaesthesia Classification Guide

The document classifies local anaesthetics (LA) into two main categories: Ester and Amide, based on their chemical linkage. Ester LAs include low potency options like Procaine and high potency options like Tetracaine, while Amide LAs range from intermediate potency like Lignocaine to high potency options such as Bupivacaine. Additionally, the document lists soluble and insoluble surface LAs for both categories.

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Local Anaesthesia Classification Guide

The document classifies local anaesthetics (LA) into two main categories: Ester and Amide, based on their chemical linkage. Ester LAs include low potency options like Procaine and high potency options like Tetracaine, while Amide LAs range from intermediate potency like Lignocaine to high potency options such as Bupivacaine. Additionally, the document lists soluble and insoluble surface LAs for both categories.

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Classification of Local anaesthesia (LA):

Intermediate chain with

Ester Amide
link- link-
age age
1. Low potency, short duration 1. Intermediate potency and
injectable LA: duration injectable LA; also
a. Procaine soluble surface LA: Lignocaine
b. Chloroprocaine
2. Intermediate potency and
2. High potency, long duration duration injectable LA: Prilo-
injectable LA; also soluble sur- caine
face LA: Tetracaine
3. High potency, long duration
3. Soluble surface LA: injectable LA:
a. Cocaine a. Bupivacaine
b. Benoxinate b. Ropivacaine
c. Dibucaine (Cinchocaine)
4. Insoluble surface LA:
a. Benzocaine 4. Insoluble surface LA: Oxet-
b. Butyl amino benzoate hazaine (Oxetacaine)

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