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Anaesthesia General 11575a07

Which of the following local anaesthetic should not be alkalinized with soda bicarbonate

A
Lignocaine
B
Procaine
C
Bupivacaine
D
Benzocaine
High-Yield Explanation
Local anaesthetic drug if dissociated –it wont act on sodium channel. So drug is kept undissociated by adding soda bicarbonate to maintain pka 7.7→ 8.2 But for bupivacaine soda bicarbonate is not used as it gets precipitated.

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