Synonyms: Carbocaine® | mepivacaine hydrochloride | Polocaine®
mepivacaine is an approved drug (FDA (1960))
Compound class:
Synthetic organic
Comment: Mepivacaine is an amide class local anesthetic. It is a racemic mixture of enantiomers. We show the chemical structure without specified stereochemistry to represent the mixture.
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Classification ![]() |
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Compound class | Synthetic organic |
Approved drug? | Yes. FDA (1960) |
IUPAC Name ![]() |
N-(2,6-dimethylphenyl)-1-methylpiperidine-2-carboximidic acid |
International Nonproprietary Names ![]() |
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INN number | INN |
988 | mepivacaine |
Synonyms ![]() |
Carbocaine® | mepivacaine hydrochloride | Polocaine® |
Database Links ![]() |
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CAS Registry No. | 96-88-8 |
ChEMBL Ligand | CHEMBL1087 |
DrugBank Ligand | DB00961 |
DrugCentral Ligand | 1700 |
GtoPdb PubChem SID | 178103798 |
PubChem CID | 4062 |
Search Google for chemical match using the InChIKey | INWLQCZOYSRPNW-UHFFFAOYSA-N |
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Mepivacaine (links to external site)
Cat. No. HY-B0517 |