Mnemonic for Prilocaine
PRILOCAINE
Prilocaine
Relatively low toxicity
Intermediate duration
Less potent than some other local anesthetics
Often combined with Lidocaine
Causes Methemoglobinemia in high doses
Amide local anesthetic
Infiltration anesthesia, nerve block, epidural
No “i” before “caine” (unlike other amides)
EMLA cream (a mixture with Lidocaine)
