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Lignocaine/Lidocaine

Structure

  • Lignocaine Chemical Structure – C14H22N2O

Lignocaine/Lidocaine

Mode of action

  • Its primary mode of action is the blockage of voltage-gated Na+ channels (VGSC). So, it give anaesthetic effect.

Uses

  • It is used as local numbing agents, in heart arrhythmia and in epilepsy.


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