NCIt definition : A synthetic, aminoester, local, anesthetic agent. At the injection site, chloroprocaine
hydrochloride acts by inhibiting sodium influx through binding to specific membrane
sodium ion channels in the neuronal cell membranes, restricting sodium permeability,
and blocking nerve impulse conduction. This leads to a loss of sensation. Chloroprocaine
hydrochloride is short-acting due to rapid hydrolysis by pseudocholinesterase into
para-aminobenzoic acid in plasma.;