Tag: Medical pharmacology

With the notable exception of cocaine, virtually all local anesthetic agents used in clinical practice are vasodilators [1.6.9]. This property significantly impacts their duration of action and systemic absorption. Understanding this spectrum is key, but which local anesthetic is the least vasodilating?

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