11. Procaine can also cause allergic reactions causing individuals to have problems with breathing, rashes, and swelling.12. Travell's techniques included the use of a local procaine injection and vapocoolant sprays to relieve pain. 13. Procainamide is structurally similar to procaine but in place of an ester group contains procainamide an amide group. 14. While experimenting on the effects that procaine had on arthritis, Aslan discovered other beneficial effects of this drug. 15. An early report from 1934 showed that intralesional injections of procaine ( Novocain?) relieved pain in six cases. 16. It is a precursor to 4-nitrobenzoyl chloride, the precursor to the anestheic Procaine and folic acid. 17. The two companies have since diversified their range of cosmetics, and traditional procaine hydrochloride was eliminated from the formula. 18. Procaine is used less frequently today since more effective ( and hypoallergenic ) alternatives such as lidocaine ( Xylocaine ) exist.19. Unlike cocaine, a vasoconstrictor, procaine does not have the euphoric and addictive qualities that put it at risk for abuse. 20. P-dope, he says, is cut with anesthetics like lidocaine or procaine to hook users faster and heighten their cravings.
