Lidocaine: Effects, Uses, Side Effects
How lidocaine works Lidocaine is an active ingredient of the Ib antiarrhythmic class, i.e. it suppresses the influx of sodium ions via their channels in the heart. Applied locally, lidocaine also blocks sodium channels and in this way inhibits the sensation and transmission of pain (local anesthetic effect). Antiarrhythmic effect In order to trigger a … Lidocaine: Effects, Uses, Side Effects
