Question

Cocaine, when used for local anesthetics, has a half-life of 30 minutes.

(a) True

(b) False

The question was posed to me in an internship interview.

Enquiry is from Mechanism of Action of Local Anesthetic in chapter Local & General Anesthetics, Opioid Analgesics, Drug Addiction and Drug Abuse of Drug Biotechnology

Answer 1

The correct choice is (a) True

For explanation: The first and most potent local anesthetic agent, rarely used because of the problems of misuse. It is unique in it is the ability to produce intense vasoconstriction. Cocaine, when used topically for local anesthetic, has a half-life of 30 minutes.