Lidocaine Impurity 1

It is one of impurity present in Lidocaine, It is used to provide local anesthesia by nerve blockade at various sites in the body It stabilizes the neuronal membrane by inhibiting the ionic fluxes required for the initiation and conduction of impulses, which effecting local anesthetic action. lidocaine agent acts on sodium ion channels located on the internal surface of nerve cell membranes, resultant lidocaine cations are then capable of reversibly binding the sodium channels from the inside that prevents nerve depolarization