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Citanest: Full Drug Profile

Medically reviewed by Min Clinic Staff | Updated: January 2026

Citanest - General Information

A local anesthetic that is similar pharmacologically to lidocaine. Currently, it is used most often for infiltration anesthesia in dentistry. (From AMA Drug Evaluations Annual, 1992, p165)

 

Pharmacology of Citanest

Citanest, a hydantoin anticonvulsant, is used alone or with phenobarbital or other anticonvulsants to manage tonic-clonic seizures, psychomotor seizures, neuropathic pain syndromes including diabetic neuropathy, digitalis-induced cardiac arrhythmias, and cardiac arrhythmias associated with QT-interval prolongation.

 

Additional information about Citanest

Citanest Indication: Used as a local anaesthetic Mechanism Of Action: Citanest acts on sodium channels on the neuronal cell membrane, limiting the spread of seizure activity and reducing seizure propagation. The antiarrhythmic actions are mediated through effects on sodium channels in Purkinje fibers. Drug Interactions: Not Available Food Interactions: Not Available Generic Name: Prilocaine Synonyms: Not Available Drug Category: Anesthetics; Local Anesthetics Drug Type: Small Molecule; Approved Other Brand Names containing Prilocaine: Astra 1512; Astra 1515; Citanest; Citanest Plain; Propitocaine; Absorption: Not Available Toxicity (Overdose): Not Available Protein Binding: 98% Biotransformation: Not Available Half Life: Not Available Dosage Forms of Citanest: Solution Infiltration Chemical IUPAC Name: N-(2-methylphenyl)-2-propylaminopropanamide Chemical Formula: C13H20N2O Prilocaine on Wikipedia: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Prilocaine Organisms Affected: Humans and other mammals