Local Anesthesia
Ropivacaine hydrochloride
| Physical Characters and Index |
| English name: Ropivacaine hydrochloride CAS no. : 132112-35-7 Molecular formula: C17H26N2O.ClH.H2O Molecular weight: 328.88 EINECS no. : 663-286-1 |
| Use and description |
| Ropivacaine is an anesthetic (numbing medicine) that blocks the nerve impulses that send pain signals to your brain. Ropivacaine is used as a local (in only one area) anesthesia for a spinal block, also called an epidural. The medication is used to provide anesthesia during a surgery or C-section, or to ease labor pains. |