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A. "Amides don't last as long so they are very helpful with conscious sedation."
B. "Novocaine is an ester, so just keep that in your mind as an example."
C. "The esters are used as inhaled anesthetics and the amides are not."
D. "Both are local anesthetics but esters are used topically since the risk of anaphylaxis is high."


D

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