Articaine

Active ingredient description

Articaine is a local anaesthetic of the amide type. Preclinical pharmacodynamic studies show that the mechanism of action of articaine is similar to that of other commonly used anaesthetics.

Medicine classification

This medicinal substance has been classified in the anatomical therapeutic chemical (ATC) classification according to its main therapeutic use as follows:

ATC code
Group title
Classification
N01BB08
Articaine
N Nervous system → N01 Anesthetics → N01B Anesthetics, local → N01BB Amides
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Structural formula

Graphic representation of the active ingredient's molecular structure

Chemical formula: C₁₃H₂₀N₂O₃S
Molecular mass: 284.374 g/mol

External identifiers

CAS Substance: 23964-57-0
CAS Substance: 23964-58-1
DrugBank Drug: DB09009
KEGG Drug: D07468
PubChem Compound: 32170
RxNorm Ingredient: 592464
SNOMED-CT Concept: 703107005
Articaine (substance)
UNII Identifier: D3SQ406G9X
ARTICAINE

Medicines

Articaine is an active ingredient of these brands:

United States (US)

  • (combination) ARTICADENT as ARTICAINE HYDROCHLORIDE
  • (combination) ORABLOC as ARTICAINE HYDROCHLORIDE
  • (combination) SEPTOCAINE as ARTICAINE HYDROCHLORIDE
  • (combination) ZORCAINE as ARTICAINE HYDROCHLORIDE

Austria (AT)

  • (combination) ORABLOC as ARTICAINE HYDROCHLORIDE
  • (combination) SEPTANEST as ARTICAINE HYDROCHLORIDE
  • (combination) SOPIRA as ARTICAINE HYDROCHLORIDE
  • (combination) UBISTESIN as ARTICAINE HYDROCHLORIDE
  • (combination) ULTRACAIN as ARTICAINE HYDROCHLORIDE

Canada (CA)

  • (combination) ORABLOC as ARTICAINE HYDROCHLORIDE
  • (combination) POSICAINE as ARTICAINE HYDROCHLORIDE
  • (combination) SEPTANEST as ARTICAINE HYDROCHLORIDE
  • (combination) ULTRACAINE D-S as ARTICAINE HYDROCHLORIDE
  • (combination) ZORCAINE as ARTICAINE HYDROCHLORIDE

Cyprus (CY)

  • (combination) DENTOCAINE as ARTICAINE HYDROCHLORIDE
  • (combination) SEPTANEST as ARTICAINE HYDROCHLORIDE

Ecuador (EC)

  • (combination) ARTHEEK as ARTICAINE HYDROCHLORIDE
  • (combination) SEPTANEST as ARTICAINE HYDROCHLORIDE
  • (combination) TURBOCAINA as ARTICAINE HYDROCHLORIDE

Estonia (EE)

Finland (FI)

  • (combination) DENTOCAINE as ARTICAINE HYDROCHLORIDE
  • (combination) SEPTOCAINE as ARTICAINE HYDROCHLORIDE
  • (combination) UBISTESIN as ARTICAINE HYDROCHLORIDE

France (FR)

Hong Kong (HK)

Ireland (IE)

  • (combination) ESPESTESIN as ARTICAINE HYDROCHLORIDE

Lithuania (LT)

  • (combination) CITOCARTIN as ARTICAINE HYDROCHLORIDE
  • (combination) DENTOCAINE as ARTICAINE HYDROCHLORIDE
  • (combination) SEPTANEST as ARTICAINE HYDROCHLORIDE
  • (combination) UBISTESIN as ARTICAINE HYDROCHLORIDE

Malta (MT)

  • (combination) ARTINIBSA as ARTICAINE HYDROCHLORIDE
  • (combination) SEPTANEST as ARTICAINE HYDROCHLORIDE

Netherlands (NL)

New Zealand (NZ)

  • (combination) ARDANEST as ARTICAINE HYDROCHLORIDE
  • (combination) SEPTANEST as ARTICAINE HYDROCHLORIDE
  • (combination) UBISTESIN as ARTICAINE HYDROCHLORIDE

Poland (PL)

  • (combination) CITOCARTIN as ARTICAINE HYDROCHLORIDE
  • (combination) DENTOCAINE as ARTICAINE HYDROCHLORIDE
  • (combination) ORABLOC as ARTICAINE HYDROCHLORIDE
  • (combination) SEPTANEST as ARTICAINE HYDROCHLORIDE
  • (combination) UBISTESIN as ARTICAINE HYDROCHLORIDE

Romania (RO)

  • (combination) ARTIDENTAL as ARTICAINE HYDROCHLORIDE
  • (combination) ORABLOC as ARTICAINE HYDROCHLORIDE
  • (combination) SEPTANEST as ARTICAINE HYDROCHLORIDE
  • (combination) UBISTESIN as ARTICAINE HYDROCHLORIDE

Singapore (SG)

  • (combination) CITOCARTIN as ARTICAINE HYDROCHLORIDE
  • (combination) POSICAINE as ARTICAINE HYDROCHLORIDE
  • (combination) UBISTESIN as ARTICAINE HYDROCHLORIDE

South Africa (ZA)

  • (combination) SEPTANEST as ARTICAINE HYDROCHLORIDE
  • (combination) UBISTESIN as ARTICAINE HYDROCHLORIDE

Spain (ES)

  • (combination) ARTINIBSA as ARTICAINE HYDROCHLORIDE
  • (combination) MEGANEST as ARTICAINE HYDROCHLORIDE
  • (combination) SEPTANEST as ARTICAINE HYDROCHLORIDE
  • (combination) ULTRACAIN as ARTICAINE HYDROCHLORIDE

Tunisia (TN)

  • (combination) SEPTANEST as ARTICAINE HYDROCHLORIDE
  • (combination) UBISTESIN as ARTICAINE HYDROCHLORIDE

Turkey (TR)

United Kingdom (UK)

  • (combination) SEPTANEST as ARTICAINE HYDROCHLORIDE

While we strive to include the brand names of medicines across all countries, our index remains incomplete. Therefore, it is possible that this medicine may also be marketed under different names in other countries.

 
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