benzocaine (Parathesin, Hurricaine)
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Introduction
Component of Cetacaine.
Indications
- local anesthesia (pain)
- locally numbing mucous membranes of the mouth & throat
- minor surgical procedures*
- intubation of the stomach or airway*
- skin irritation due to superficial injury
- oropharyngeal pain
- gag reflex[5]
Adverse effects
* On February 8, 2006, the Veterans Health Administration (VA) announced the decision to stop using benzocaine sprays for these purposes[4]
More general terms
Component of
- benzocaine/petrolatum
- benzocaine/menthol/zinc chloride
- benzocaine/lidocaine/tetracaine
- benzocaine/isopropanol/menthol
- benzalkonium/benzocaine/camphor
- allantoin/benzocaine/camphor/petrolatum
- allantoin/benzocaine/camphor/dimethicone/menthol/petrolatum
- benzocaine/zinc chloride
- benzocaine/white petrolatum
- benzocaine/trimethobenzamide
- benzocaine/triclosan
- benzocaine/sodium docusate
- benzocaine/pyrilamine/zinc oxide
- benzocaine/pyrilamine/zinc/zinc oxide
- benzocaine/phenol
- benzocaine/pectin
- benzocaine/menthol/methyl salicylate
- benzocaine/glycerol
- benzocaine/ethanol
- benzocaine/dextromethorphan/menthol
- benzocaine/cetylpyridinium/zinc chloride
- benzocaine/cetylpyridinium/menthol/zinc chloride
- benzocaine/cetylpyridinium/menthol (Cepacol)
- benzocaine/cetylpyridinium
- benzethonium/benzocaine/menthol
- benzalkonium/benzocaine
- allantoin/benzocaine/camphor/white petrolatum
- allantoin/benzocaine
- acetic acid/antipyrine/benzocaine
- 8 hydroxyquinoline/benzocaine
- antipyrine/benzocaine/zinc acetate
- benzocaine/resorcinol
- benzocaine/chloroxylenol/cortisol
- benzocaine/chloroxylenol
- benzethonium/benzocaine
- antipyrine/benzocaine/phenylephrine
- antipyrine/benzocaine
- acetic acid/antipyrine/benzocaine/policosanol
- benzocaine/docusate
- activation induced cytidine deaminase/benzocaine/cetylpyridinium
- benzocaine/dextromethorphan
- benzocaine/cortisol
- benzocaine/tetracaine
- benzocaine/isopropanol
- benzocaine/menthol
- benzalkonium/benzocaine/diethylcarbamazine
- benzalkonium/benzocaine/zinc chloride
- acetic acid/benzocaine
- benzocaine/phenylephrine
- acetic acid/benzocaine/policosanol
- antipyrine/benzocaine otic (Auralgan, Auroto)
- benzocaine/benzalkonium chloride/butyl aminobenzoate/tetracaine (Cetacaine)
References
- ↑ Department of Veterans Affairs, VA National Formulary
- ↑ FDA MedWatch http://www.fda.gov/medwatch/safety/2006/safety06.htm#benzocaine http://www.fda.gov/cder/drug/advisory/benzocaine.htm
- ↑ Prescriber's Letter 13(4): 2006 Benzocaine Sprays and Methemoglobinemia Detail-Document#: http://prescribersletter.com/(5bhgn1a4ni4cyp2tvybwfh55)/pl/ArticleDD.aspx?li=1&st=1&cs=&s=PRL&pt=3&fpt=25&dd=220411&pb=PRL (subscription needed) http://www.prescribersletter.com
FDA MedWatch 4/7/2011 Benzocaine Topical Products: Sprays, Gels and Liquids - Risk of Methemoglobinemia http://www.fda.gov/Safety/MedWatch/SafetyInformation/SafetyAlertsforHumanMedicalProducts/ucm250264.htm - ↑ 4.0 4.1 Veterans Administration http://www.pbm.va.gov/criteria/benzocaine.pdf
- ↑ 5.0 5.1 5.2 Deprecated Reference