Arocaine-A DC
Rx4%+0.001% • Injection
Indications & Uses
Arocaine-A DC is indicated for local, infiltrative or conductive anesthesia in both simple and complex dental and periodontal procedures.
Dosage Reference
Reference Information Only
Dosages shown are general references from official sources. Always consult your doctor or pharmacist for personalized dosing.
Adults:
The recommended dose for normal healthy adults, administered by submucosal infiltration and/or nerve block are given below-Infiltration: 0.5 mL to 2.5 mL or 20 mg to 100 mg of articaineNerve block: 0.5 mL to 3.4 mL or 20 mg to 136 mg of articaineOral surgery: 1.0 mL to 5.1 mL or 40 mg to 204 mg of articaineThe above suggested volumes serve only as a guide. Other volumes may be used provided the total maximum recommended dose is not exceeded.For normal healthy adult, the maximum recommended dose of Articaine hydrochloride administered by submucosal infiltration and/or nerve block should not exceed 7 mg/kg. For the children more than 4 years dose of Articaine hydrochloride should not exceed 7 mg/kg (0.175 mL/kg) body weight. The dose should be determined by the age and weight of the child and the magnitude of the operation.
Side Effects
The following adverse events of the product have been reported in some patients:- Abdominal pain, accidental injury, asthenia, back pain, injection site pain, malaise, neck pain, haemorrhage, migraine, tachycardia, constipation, diarrhoea, dyspepsia, glossitis, tongue edemas, tooth disorder, vomiting, dizziness, dry mouth, increased salivation, nervousness, neuropathy, pharyngitis, rhinitis, pruritus, skin disorder, dysmenorrhoea.
Cautions & Contraindications
Warnings & Precautions
Accidental intravascular injection may be associated with convulsions, followed by central nervous system orcardiorespiratory depression and coma, progressing ultimately to respiratory arrest. Dental practitioners and/orclinicians who employ local anaesthetic agents should be well versed in diagnosis and management of emergencies that may arise from their use. Resuscitative equipment, oxygen, and other resuscitative drugs should be available for immediate use.The lowest dosage that results in effective anesthesia should be used to avoid high plasma levels and serious adverse effects. Repeated dose of Articaine HCl and Epinephrine may cause significant increase in blood levels with each repeated dose because of possible accumulation of the drug or its metabolites. Tolerance to elevated blood levels varies with the status of the patient. Debilitated patients, elderly patients, acutely ill patients and pediatric patients should be given reduced doses commensurate their age & physical condition. Arocaine-A DC should also be used with caution in patients with heart block.Local anesthetic solutions, such as this dental cartridge contains a vasoconstrictor should be used cautiously. Patients with peripheral vascular disease and those with hypertensive vascular disease may exhibit exaggeratedvasoconstrictor response. Ischemic injury or necrosis may result. Arocaine-A DC should be used with caution in patients during or following the administration of potent general anaesthetic agents, since cardiac arrhythmias may occur under such conditions.Systemic absorption of local anesthetics can produce effects on the central nervous and cardiovascular systems. At blood concentrations achieved with therapeutic doses, changes in cardiac conduction, excitability, refractoriness, contractility, and peripheral vascular resistance are minimal.
Contraindications
This is contraindicated with known history of hypersensitivity to local anesthetics of the amide type, or in patients with known hypersensitivity to sodium metabisulphite.