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Also known as 1-methyl-2',6'-pipecoloxylidide, N-(2,6-dimethylphenyl)-1-methyl-2-piperidinecarboxamide, DL-mepivacaine, N-(2,6-dimethylphenyl)-1-methylpiperidine-2-carboxamide, (+-)-1-methyl-2',6'-pipecoloxylidide

Mepivacaine is a local anesthetic of the amide type. Mepivacaine has a reasonably rapid onset (less rapid than that of procaine) and medium duration of action (longer than that of procaine) and is marketed under various trade names including Carbocaine and Polocaine.

Chemical data

Formula
C15H22N2O
Molecular weight
246.35 g/mol
IUPAC name
N-(2,6-dimethylphenyl)-1-methylpiperidine-2-carboxamide
SMILES
CC1=C(C(=CC=C1)C)NC(=O)C2CCCCN2C
InChIKey
INWLQCZOYSRPNW-UHFFFAOYSA-N
XLogP
1.9
Polar surface area
32.3 Ų
H-bond donors
1
H-bond acceptors
2
Formal charge
0

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Drug data · ChEMBL

Max clinical phase
Approved
Molecule type
Small molecule
First approval
1960
Admin. routes
parenteral
Indications
pain, osteoarthritis, hip, compartment syndrome, osteoarthritis, knee

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Wikidata facts

Subclass of
medication
Mass
246.173213
Manufacturer
Pfizer
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chemical formula
C₁₅H₂₂N₂O
medical condition treated
pain
canonical SMILES
CC1=C(C(=CC=C1)C)NC(=O)C2CCCCN2C
World Health Organisation international non-proprietary name
mepivacaine
Commons category
Mepivacaine
subject has role
local anesthetic
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Mepivacaine is a local anesthetic of the amide type. Mepivacaine has a reasonably rapid onset (less rapid than that of procaine) and medium duration of action (longer than that of procaine) and is marketed under various trade names including Carbocaine and Polocaine.

Mepivacaine became available in the United States in the 1960s.

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