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Stereochemistry ACHIRAL
Molecular Formula C13H19ClN2O2.ClH
Molecular Weight 307.216
Optical Activity NONE
Defined Stereocenters 0 / 0
E/Z Centers 0
Charge 0

SHOW SMILES / InChI
Structure of CHLOROPROCAINE HYDROCHLORIDE

SMILES

Cl.CCN(CC)CCOC(=O)C1=CC=C(N)C=C1Cl

InChI

InChIKey=SZKQYDBPUCZLRX-UHFFFAOYSA-N
InChI=1S/C13H19ClN2O2.ClH/c1-3-16(4-2)7-8-18-13(17)11-6-5-10(15)9-12(11)14;/h5-6,9H,3-4,7-8,15H2,1-2H3;1H

HIDE SMILES / InChI

Molecular Formula ClH
Molecular Weight 36.461
Charge 0
Count
Stereochemistry ACHIRAL
Additional Stereochemistry No
Defined Stereocenters 0 / 0
E/Z Centers 0
Optical Activity NONE

Molecular Formula C13H19ClN2O2
Molecular Weight 270.755
Charge 0
Count
Stereochemistry ACHIRAL
Additional Stereochemistry No
Defined Stereocenters 0 / 0
E/Z Centers 0
Optical Activity NONE

Description
Curator's Comment: description was created based on several sources, including http://www.hmdb.ca/metabolites/HMDB15292 | https://www.drugbank.ca/drugs/DB01161

Chloroprocaine (Nesacaine®, Nesacaine®-MPF) is a non pyrogenic local anesthetic. Nesacaine® is indicated for the production of local anesthesia by infiltration and peripheral nerve block. It is not to be used for lumbar or caudal epidural anesthesia. Nesacaine®-MPF is indicated for the production of local anesthesia by infiltration, peripheral and central nerve block, including lumbar and caudal epidural blocks. Nesacaine® and Nesacaine®-MPF are not to be used for subarachnoid administration. Chloroprocaine (Nesacaine®, Nesacaine®-MPF), like other local anesthetics, blocks the generation and the conduction of nerve impulses, presumably by increasing the threshold for electrical excitation in the nerve, by slowing the propagation of the nerve impulse and by reducing the rate of rise of the action potential. It acts mainly by inhibiting sodium influx through voltage gated sodium channels in the neuronal cell membrane of peripheral nerves. When the influx of sodium is interrupted, an action potential cannot arise and signal conduction is thus inhibited.

CNS Activity

Curator's Comment: Use of chloroprocaine declined rapidly after 1980 following reports of prolonged sensory and motor block resulting from unintentional subarachnoid administration of an intended epidural dose.

Originator

Curator's Comment: Marks, H.C. and Rubin, M.I.; US. Patent 2,460,139; January 25,1949; assigned to Wallace&Tiernan Products, Inc.

Approval Year

Targets

Targets

Primary TargetPharmacologyConditionPotency
208.0 µM [IC50]
Conditions

Conditions

ConditionModalityTargetsHighest PhaseProduct
Primary
NESACAINE

Approved Use

Nesacaine 1% and 2% Injections, in multidose vials with methylparaben as preservative, are indicated for the production of local anesthesia by infiltration and peripheral nerve block. They are not to be used for lumbar or caudal epidural anesthesia. Nesacaine-MPF 2% and 3% Injections, in single dose vials without preservative and without EDTA, are indicated for the production of local anesthesia by infiltration, peripheral and central nerve block, including lumbar and caudal epidural blocks. Nesacaine and Nesacaine-MPF Injections are not to be used for subarachnoid administration.

Launch Date

1955
T1/2

T1/2

ValueDoseCo-administeredAnalytePopulation
3.1 min
single, epidural
CHLOROPROCAINE HYDROCHLORIDE plasma
Homo sapiens
population: PREGNANT
age: ADULT
sex: FEMALE
food status: UNKNOWN
Overview

Overview

CYP3A4CYP2C9CYP2D6hERG

OverviewOther

Other InhibitorOther SubstrateOther Inducer


Drug as perpetrator​
PubMed

PubMed

TitleDatePubMed
Sertraline-induced pseudocholinesterase enzyme deficiency.
2010-11-16
Diagnosis and management of pre-eclampsia: an update.
2010-09-30
Diabetic parturient - Anaesthetic implications.
2010-09
Advances in labor analgesia.
2010-08-09
Selected Gamma Aminobutyric Acid (GABA) Esters may Provide Analgesia for Some Central Pain Conditions.
2010-08-03
Acute pain management in children.
2010-07-15
Ultrasound does not improve the success rate of a deep peroneal nerve block at the ankle.
2010-03-23
[Spinal anaesthesia in day case surgery--Old technique--new trends].
2010-03
[Vacuoles: a hollow threat?].
2010-03
Effects of epidural fentanyl on speed and quality of block for emergency cesarean section in extending continuous epidural labor analgesia using ropivacaine and fentanyl.
2010-02
Prolonged neuromuscular blockade following succinylcholine administration to a patient with a reduced butyrylcholinesterase activity.
2010
Pseudocholinesterase enzyme deficiency: a case series and review of the literature.
2009-12-04
Complications and controversies of regional anaesthesia: a review.
2009-10
A fully implanted drug delivery system for peripheral nerve blocks in behaving animals.
2009-09-15
Ultrasound improves the success rate of a tibial nerve block at the ankle.
2009-07-10
Bicarbonate plus epinephrine shortens the onset and prolongs the duration of sciatic block using chloroprocaine followed by bupivacaine in sprague-dawley rats.
2009-07-10
The interaction between epidural 2-chloroprocaine and morphine: a randomized controlled trial of the effect of drug administration timing on the efficacy of morphine analgesia.
2009-07
Transient neurologic symptoms (TNS) following spinal anaesthesia with lidocaine versus other local anaesthetics.
2009-04-15
Ultrasound improves the success rate of a sural nerve block at the ankle.
2009-03-05
Cytotoxicity of local anesthetics in human neuronal cells.
2009-03
A controlled clinical interventional trial comparing 2% chloroprocaine-bupivicaine versus 2% lidocaine-bupivicaine for retrobulbar anesthesia in scleral buckling surgery.
2009-02
A survey of perioperative and postoperative anesthetic practices for cesarean delivery.
2009
Corrected scoliosis, cholinesterase deficiency, and cesarean section: a case report.
2009
Comparison of the potency of lidocaine and chloroprocaine in sciatic nerve block in Sprague-Dawley rats.
2009
Postdischarge complications and rehabilitation after ambulatory surgery.
2008-12
A randomized, prospective, double-blind trial comparing 3% chloroprocaine followed by 0.5% bupivacaine to 2% lidocaine followed by 0.5% bupivacaine for interscalene brachial plexus block.
2008-11
Coming to a head.
2008-10
Spinal 2-chloroprocaine: effective dose for ambulatory surgery.
2008-05
Recurrent headache due to MS plaque.
2008-03
Lower-body warming mimics the normal epidural-induced reduction in the shivering threshold.
2008-01
Combined spinal and epidural anaesthesia with chloroprocaine for hysterectomy.
2008-01
Pain and efficacy of local anesthetics for central venous access.
2008
Delayed-type hypersensitivity (type IV) reactions in dental anesthesia.
2007-09-22
A study comparing chloroprocaine with lidocaine for skin infiltration before intravenous catheter insertion.
2007-08
Spinal anesthesia with lidocaine or preservative-free 2-chlorprocaine for outpatient knee arthroscopy: a prospective, randomized, double-blind comparison.
2007-04
Use of spinal anaesthesia in day surgery.
2006-12
More on back pain after Nesacaine-MPF.
1990-11
Treatment of nesacaine-MPF-induced back pain with calcium chloride.
1990-04
Does chloroprocaine (Nesacaine MPF) for epidural anesthesia increase the incidence of backache?
1989-09
Panic disorder following 2-chloroprocaine.
1989-07
Back pain following epidurally administered Nesacaine-MPF.
1989-07
Grand mal seizures after 2-chloroprocaine epidural anesthesia in a patient with plasma cholinesterase deficiency.
1987-07
The role of 2-chloroprocaine and sodium bisulfite in rat sciatic nerve edema.
1986-09
Effects of cimetidine and ranitidine on local anesthetic central nervous system toxicity in mice.
1986-08
Recent advances in local anaesthesia.
1986-05
Neurological toxicity of the subarachnoid infusion of bupivacaine, lignocaine or 2-chloroprocaine in the rat.
1985-04
Chloroprocaine neurotoxicity: four additional cases.
1982-02
Persistent neurologic deficit and adhesive arachnoiditis following intrathecal 2-chloroprocaine injection.
1980-06
Prolonged neural blockade following regional analgesia with 2-chloroprocaine.
1980-06
Deaths from local anesthetic-induced convulsions in mice.
1980-06
Patents

Sample Use Guides

Chloroprocaine may be administered as a single injection or continuously through an indwelling catheter. The smallest dose and concentration required to produce the desired result should be used. The maximum single recommended doses of chloroprocaine in adults are: without epinephrine, 11 mg/kg, not to exceed a maximum total dose of 800 mg; with epinephrine (1:200,000), 14 mg/kg, not to exceed a maximum total dose of 1000 mg.
Route of Administration: Intravenous
In Vitro Use Guide
The study was instituted to examine the differential blocking activity of a series of amino-ester agents using an in vitro rabbit vagus nerve preparation. The ED50 (50% depression of the action potential amplitude) of the chloroprocaine hydrochloride were 0.17 mM, 0.20 mM and 0.23 mM for A, B and C fibres, respectively.
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Name Type Language
CLOROTEKAL
Preferred Name English
CHLOROPROCAINE HYDROCHLORIDE
MART.   MI   ORANGE BOOK   USP   USP-RS   VANDF   WHO-DD  
Common Name English
2-(Diethylamino)ethyl 4-amino-2-chlorobenzoate monohydrochloride
Systematic Name English
CHLOROPROCAINE HYDROCHLORIDE [ORANGE BOOK]
Common Name English
CHLOROPROCAINE HCL
Common Name English
CHLOROPROCAINE HYDROCHLORIDE [VANDF]
Common Name English
CHLOROPROCAINE HYDROCHLORIDE [MI]
Common Name English
CHLOROPROCAINE HYDROCHLORIDE [USP-RS]
Common Name English
BENZOIC ACID, 4-AMINO-2-CHLORO-, 2-(DIETHYLAMINO)ETHYL ESTER, MONOHYDROCHLORIDE
Common Name English
IHEEZO
Brand Name English
CHLOROPROCAINE HYDROCHLORIDE [USP MONOGRAPH]
Common Name English
CHLOROPROCAINE HYDROCHLORIDE [MART.]
Common Name English
NESACAINE
Brand Name English
Chloroprocaine hydrochloride [WHO-DD]
Common Name English
Classification Tree Code System Code
NCI_THESAURUS C245
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MERCK INDEX
m3430
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EPA CompTox
DTXSID6048595
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CHEBI
3637
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ECHA (EC/EINECS)
223-371-2
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DAILYMED
LT7Z1YW11H
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DRUG BANK
DBSALT000823
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53616
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CAS
3858-89-7
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SUB01232MIG
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RS_ITEM_NUM
1117008
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NCI_THESAURUS
C47444
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FDA UNII
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PUBCHEM
19727
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SMS_ID
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