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Articaine, sold under the brand name Septocaine among others, is a local anesthetic that is injected into an area to decrease feeling in that area. In a nerve block, it is injected around a nerve that supplies an area. It is available mixed with a small amount of epinephrine to increase the duration of its action. Onset is within 6 minutes and effects last about an hour.

Common side effects include headache and pain. Other side effects may include seizures and methemoglobinemia. Safety in pregnancy and breastfeeding is unclear. It of the amide-type.

Articaine came into medical use in Europe in 1976, Canada in 1983, and the United States in 2000. In the United Kingdom 50 doses costs the NHS about £25 as of 2021. It is widely used in a number of European countries.