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A '''local anesthetic with vasoconstrictor''' is a [[combination drug]] of a [[local anesthetic]] in order to induce absence of pain in an area, given with a [[vasoconstrictor]] in order to increase the duration of local anesthesia by constricting the blood vessels, thereby safely concentrating the anesthetic agent for an extended duration, as well as reducing [[hemorrhage]].<ref>{{cite journal |author=Yagiela JA |title=Vasoconstrictor agents for local anesthesia |journal=Anesth Prog |volume=42 |issue=3-4 |pages=116–20 |year=1995 |pmid=8934977 |doi= |pmc=2148913}}</ref> Occasionally, [[cocaine]] is administered for this purpose.

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