Prilocaine

Generic name
Prilocaine
Brand name
ATC Code
N01BB04
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Prilocaine

Dosages
Side effects in children
Warnings & precautions in children
Contra-indications in children

Interactions
PK
Renal impairment
References

Pharmacokinetics in children

No information is present at this moment.

dose recommendation of formulary compared to licensed use (on-label versus off-label)

No information is present at this moment.

Available formulations

No information is present at this moment.

Dosages

Infiltration anaesthesia, conduction anaesthesia
  • Perineural
    • 6 months up to 12 years
      • to a maximum of 5 mg/kg/dose, once only.

      • A gradual dose reduction is needed in children with overweight and fluid retention, which should be based on the ideal bodyweight.

    • ≥ 12 years
      • 300 - 500 mg/dose, once only. Finger blockade: 10-50 mg
        Per intercostal nerve: 20-50 mg, for a maximum of 10 nerves at the same time.
Local anaesthesia
  • Intravenous
    • 6 months up to 12 years
      • to a maximum of 5 mg/kg/dose, once only.

      • A gradual dose reduction is needed in children with overweight and fluid retention, which should be based on the ideal bodyweight.

    • ≥ 12 years
      • 200 - 300 mg/dose, once only. Max: 500 mg/dose.

Renal impaiment in children > 3 months

No information available on dose adjustment in renal impairment.

The complete list of all undesirable drug reactions can be found in the national Summary of Product Characteristics (SmPC) – click here

Side effects

No information is present at this moment.

The complete list of all contra-indications can be found in the national Summary of Product Characteristics (SmPC) – click here

Contra-indications

No information available on specific contra indications in children.

The complete list of all warnings and precautions can be found in the national Summary of Product Characteristics (SmPC) – click here

Warnings & precautions

No information available on specific warnings and precautions in children.

Interactions

The complete list of all interactions can be found in the national Summary of Product Characteristics (SmPC) – click here

ANESTHETICS, LOCAL

This pages provides a list of drugs from the same ATC class for comparison. This does not necessarily mean that these drugs are interchangeable.

Amides
N01BB08
N01BB01
N01BB10
N01BB02
N01BB52
N01BB20
N01BB52
N01BB03
N01BB09
Esters of benzoic acid
N01BC01
ESTERS OF BENZOIC ACID
N01BC01

Reference

  1. AstraZeneca BV, SmPC Citanest (RVG 07820) 12-06-2017, www.geneesmiddeleninformatiebank.nl

Changes

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