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Lidocaine (INN), xylocaine, or lignocaine (former BAN) is a common local anesthetic and antiarrhythmic drug. Lidocaine is used topically to relieve itching, burning and pain from skin inflammations, injected as a dental anesthetic or as a local anesthetic for minor surgery. As an anesthetic, "it works by stopping nerves from sending pain signals".