Profile: AstraZeneca Pharmaceuticals LP is a healthcare company engaged in the research, development, manufacture & marketing of ethical pharmaceuticals. We also offer healthcare services. Our portfolio of dental local anaesthetics includes brand names such as Xylocaine®, Citanest® and Polocaine® /Carbocaine. Our Carbocaine is used for dental anaesthetic techniques, infiltration, nerve blocks, epidural block, arthroscopy and intravenous regional anaesthesia.