Ethyl Chloride Brand Name– Gebauers Ethyl Chloride
What is Ethyl Chloride
Ethyl chloride is a topical local anesthetic agent. It is used for local anesthesia to control pain associated with injections, minor surgery, athletic injuries, and myofascial pain, and for restricted motion and muscle spasm.
Ethyl chloride works by inhibiting the conduction of nerve impulses from sensory nerves.
Ethyl chloride was initially marketed for use before 1962, which is when Congress passed the amended Federal Food, Drug, and Cosmetic Act requiring that the FDA establish both safety and efficacy for all subsequently approved drugs.
Indications
- mild pain
- musculoskeletal pain
- topical anesthesia
For topical anesthesia prior to injections and minor surgical procedures
Side Effects
- cardiac arrest
- coma
- impaired wound healing
- infection
- respiratory arrest
- skin discoloration
- skin irritation
Monitoring Parameters
- laboratory monitoring not necessary
Contraindications
- breast-feeding
- children
- hepatic disease
- infants
- neonates
- new primary malignancy
- ocular exposure
- pregnancy
- renal disease
- tobacco smoking
Interactions
- Adapalene; Benzoyl Peroxide
- Benzocaine
- Benzocaine; Butamben; Tetracaine
- Benzoyl Peroxide
- Benzoyl Peroxide; Clindamycin
- Benzoyl Peroxide; Erythromycin
- Benzoyl Peroxide; Sulfur
- Chloroxylenol; Hydrocortisone; Pramoxine
- Dibucaine
- Hydrocortisone; Lidocaine
- Hydrocortisone; Pramoxine
- Lidocaine
- Lidocaine; Prilocaine
- Lidocaine; Tetracaine
- Pramoxine
- Tetracaine