Drug Name |
Procaine hydrochloride |
Drug ID |
BADD_D01845 |
Description |
A local anesthetic of the ester type that has a slow onset and a short duration of action. It is mainly used for infiltration anesthesia, peripheral nerve block, and spinal block. (From Martindale, The Extra Pharmacopoeia, 30th ed, p1016). Procaine has also been investigated as an oral entry inhibitor in treatment-experienced HIV patients [L1215]. |
Indications and Usage |
Used as a local anesthetic primarily in oral surgery |
Marketing Status |
approved; investigational; vet_approved |
ATC Code |
N01BA02; C05AD05; S01HA05 |
DrugBank ID |
DB00721
|
KEGG ID |
D00740
|
MeSH ID |
D011343
|
PubChem ID |
5795
|
TTD Drug ID |
D0TZ1G
|
NDC Product Code |
81999-0004; 20362-0585; 51552-0505 |
UNII |
95URV01IDQ
|
Synonyms |
Procaine | Gerokit | Novocain | Novocaine | Procain Braun | Procain curasan | Procain Rödler | Procain Jenapharm | Procain Steigerwald | procain-loges | Procaina Serra | Procaine Hydrochloride | Hydrochloride, Procaine | Pröcaine chlorhydrate Lavoisier | Röwo Procain | Anuject | Geriocaine | Hewedolor-Procain | Lophakomp-Procain N |