Orabloc vs. its authorized generic and generics

Orabloc is given by a doctor or nurse and billed by the clinic, not a pharmacy. Your care team and your insurance decide which product you get, so ask them what you’d pay.

How to pay the least

Given by your care team

Billed by the clinic

Orabloc is given by a doctor or nurse, not picked up at a pharmacy.

Ask your care team or your plan what you’d pay before your visit.

Compare every option

Brand nameOrabloc

Authorized genericarticaine and epinephrine

Regular genericarticaine and epinephrine

What you’d pay

Cash priceAsk the pharmacyUsually the highest price

Cash priceAsk the pharmacyOften less than Orabloc

Not soldNone sold

Same as Orabloc?

The original

Same medicine

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Brand nameNo maker’s card

We didn’t find a savings card or cash price from Orabloc’s maker. Ask the pharmacy for Orabloc’s cash price. With insurance, ask what your plan charges.

Authorized genericThe NDC to ask for

The same medicine as Orabloc, without the brand name. Give the pharmacy its NDC to get it.

articaine and epinephrine

Sold by (either works)

Aira
Burkhart Dental Supply
Safco Dental Supply

Given by your dentist

Your dentist gives this numbing shot. It’s sold to dental offices, not pharmacies.

Your strength

NDC (for your care team)

40 mg/mL / 10 mcg/mLinjectionAira
- 87566-110-5011-digit: 87566-0110-5050 cartridges, 1.8 mL each
40 mg/mL / 5 mcg/mLinjectionAira
- 87566-112-5011-digit: 87566-0112-5050 cartridges, 1.8 mL each
40 mg/mL / 10 mcg/mLinjectionSafco Dental Supply
- 67239-0209-111-digit: 67239-0209-0150 cartridges, 1.8 mL each
40 mg/mL / 5 mcg/mLinjectionSafco Dental Supply
- 67239-0210-111-digit: 67239-0210-0150 cartridges, 1.8 mL each
40 mg/mL / 10 mcg/mLinjectionBurkhart Dental Supply
- 43498-816-0111-digit: 43498-0816-0150 cartridges, 1.8 mL each
40 mg/mL / 5 mcg/mLinjectionBurkhart Dental Supply
- 43498-993-0111-digit: 43498-0993-0150 cartridges, 1.8 mL each

Source: FDA, updated October 30, 2026

What to ask your dentist

“Which version of Orabloc do you use: the brand, the authorized generic? What would I pay for each?”

Brand and authorized generic labels

Official labels and ingredient lists from DailyMed (U.S. National Library of Medicine).

40 mg/mL / 10 mcg/mL injection · Aira

Same active ingredient as Orabloc. Orabloc’s label doesn’t list its inactive ingredients, so those can’t be compared.

Authorized generic package label from Aira — Authorized genericAira

See the ingredients

Active: articaine hydrochloride 40 mg/mL · epinephrine bitartrate 10 mcg/mL

40 mg/mL / 5 mcg/mL injection · Aira

Same active ingredient as Orabloc. Orabloc’s label doesn’t list its inactive ingredients, so those can’t be compared.

See the ingredients

Active: articaine hydrochloride 40 mg/mL · epinephrine bitartrate 5 mcg/mL

40 mg/mL / 10 mcg/mL injection · Burkhart Dental Supply

Orabloc doesn’t come in this strength, so there’s no brand label to compare.

Authorized generic package label from Burkhart Dental Supply — Authorized genericBurkhart Dental Supply

See the ingredients

Active: articaine hydrochloride 40 mg/mL · epinephrine bitartrate 10 mcg/mL

Inactive:

Sodium chloride
Sodium metabisulfite
Water

40 mg/mL / 5 mcg/mL injection · Burkhart Dental Supply

Orabloc doesn’t come in this strength, so there’s no brand label to compare.

See the ingredients

Active: articaine hydrochloride 40 mg/mL · epinephrine bitartrate 5 mcg/mL

Inactive:

Sodium chloride
Sodium metabisulfite
Water

40 mg/mL / 10 mcg/mL injection · Safco Dental Supply

Same active ingredient as Orabloc. Orabloc’s label doesn’t list its inactive ingredients, so those can’t be compared.

Authorized generic package label from Safco Dental Supply — Authorized genericSafco Dental Supply

See the ingredients

Active: articaine hydrochloride 40 mg/mL · epinephrine bitartrate 10 mcg/mL

40 mg/mL / 5 mcg/mL injection · Safco Dental Supply

Same active ingredient as Orabloc. Orabloc’s label doesn’t list its inactive ingredients, so those can’t be compared.

See the ingredients

Active: articaine hydrochloride 40 mg/mL · epinephrine bitartrate 5 mcg/mL

Regular genericNot sold

None is sold. The authorized generic is the only generic. Generics usually come once the brand’s patents and exclusivity end. Until then, the authorized generic is the lower-cost way to get Orabloc.

See the authorized generic →

What it’s used for

Numbing for dental procedures

What the FDA label says

ORABLOC is a combination of articaine HCl, an amide local anesthetic, and epinephrine, a vasoconstrictor, indicated for local, infiltrative, or conductive anesthesia in both simple and complex dental procedures in adults and pediatric patients 4 years of age and older.

Source: the FDA label for Orabloc (Pierrel S.p.A.), November 22, 2018. Full label on DailyMed

Good to know

It may look different from Orabloc (color, shape, or markings). That’s normal for an authorized generic.
If your prescription says “dispense as written,” the pharmacy needs your prescriber’s OK to give you the authorized generic.
Coverage depends on your plan. Your dentist’s office or insurer can tell you what you’d pay.
Don’t stop or change a medicine without talking to your pharmacist or prescriber.

Prices change: confirm with the pharmacy before you fill. drugalt.com/drug/orabloc/