Citanest Forte Dental Injection
Generic name:prilocaine hydrochloride and epinephrine bitartrate
Dosage form: injection, solution
Drug class:Local injectable anesthetics
Medically reviewed by Drugs.com. Last updated on Aug 1, 2021.
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For Local Anesthesia in Dentistry
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Citanest Forte Dental Injection Description
4% Citanest® Forte DENTAL with Epinephrine 1:200,000 (Citanest Forte), Prilocaine HCl 4% (72 mg/1.8 mL) (40 mg/mL) with Epinephrine 1:200,000 Injection, is a sterile, non-pyrogenic isotonic solution that contains a local anesthetic agent with epinephrine (as bitartrate) and is administered parenterally by injection. See INDICATIONS AND USAGE for specific uses. The quantitative composition is shown in Table 1.
Citanest Forte contains prilocaine HCl, which is chemically designated as propanamide, N-(2-methyl-phenyl) -2- (propylamino)-, monohydrochloride and has the following structural formula:
C13H20N2O ∙ HCl molecular wt = 256.77
and epinephrine, which is (-) -3, 4-Dihydroxy- ∝ -[(methylamino) methyl] benzyl alcohol and has the following structural formula:
C9H13NO3 molecular wt = 183.21
Parenteral drug products should be inspected visually for particulate matter and discoloration prior to administration.
The specific quantitative composition is shown in Table 1.
