Articaine hydrochloride;Articaine hcl

Articaine hydrochloride is used for relief of pain in minor operations, usually in combination with the vasoconstrictor epinephrine. from NCIt. A thiophene-containing local anesthetic pharmacologically similar to MEPIVACAINE. from MeSH.
Articaine Hydrochloride is the hydrochloride salt form of articaine, an amide-type local anesthetic. Articaine hydrochloride reversibly blocks nerve impulse conduction by binding to specific membrane sodium ion channels thereby interfering with the electrical excitation in the nerve, slowing the propagation of the nerve impulse and reducing the rate of rise of the action potential.