Quick answers
- What is Nesacaine?
- Nesacaine is a brand name of Chloroprocaine hydrochloride, a prescription medicine. The FDA NDC Directory lists 2 Nesacaine products in 2 strengths and forms.
- Who makes Nesacaine?
- Fresenius Kabi USA holds the FDA application for Nesacaine (NDA009435, approved March 11, 1955).
- Is there a generic or store brand of Nesacaine?
- Yes. The FDA NDC Directory lists 6 other products with the same active ingredients, strength and form as a Nesacaine product, 2 of them generic. Ask your pharmacist whether one is right for you.
- Has Nesacaine been recalled?
- No recall linked to Nesacaine products (by their NDC code or label) appears in the FDA enforcement reports we use.
What Nesacaine is
Each Nesacaine product as listed in the FDA NDC Directory, by active ingredient, strength and form, with its official label. “Same medicine, other names” counts the other products with exactly the same active ingredients, strength and form (generic versions, store brands and other brands); inactive ingredients can differ.
Chloroprocaine hydrochloride · prescription medicine
| Strength and form | Product names | Same medicine, other names | Label |
|---|---|---|---|
| chloroprocaine hydrochloride 10 mg/mL injection, solution (infiltration, perineural) | Nesacaine | 1 product, 1 company | DailyMed |
| chloroprocaine hydrochloride 20 mg/mL injection, solution (infiltration, perineural) | Nesacaine | 5 products, 4 companies | DailyMed |
Its page lists every product and company, the FDA label’s uses and boxed warning, approvals, shortages and recalls: Chloroprocaine hydrochloride →
FDA approval
- NDA: New Drug Application: how a new (usually brand-name) medicine is approved.
| Application | Holder | First approved | Products |
|---|---|---|---|
| NDA009435 | Fresenius Kabi USA | March 11, 1955 | 2 |
Companies that list Nesacaine
The company named on the package (holder, repackager or distributor), as listed in the FDA NDC Directory, with its number of Nesacaine products.
- Fresenius Kabi USA, LLC2 products
Recalls
No recall linked to Nesacaine products (by their NDC code or label) appears in the FDA enforcement reports.
Sources
- NDC Directory (openFDA) — U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA), FDA data exported October 30, 2026, retrieved October 31, 2026
- Drugs@FDA (openFDA) — U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA), FDA data exported October 30, 2026, retrieved October 31, 2026
- Drug labeling (SPL, openFDA) — U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA), FDA data exported October 30, 2026, retrieved October 31, 2026
- Drug recall enforcement reports (openFDA) — U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA), FDA data exported October 27, 2026, retrieved October 31, 2026
- NADAC (National Average Drug Acquisition Cost) 2026 — Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS), data.medicaid.gov, list of November 4, 2026, retrieved November 7, 2026
Which names get a brand page: a name the NDC Directory lists for a medicine, held by one company (the FDA application holder, or the company named on most of its products), that is not just a description, and that is not the only product of its medicine.