ATC Group: N01BX Other local anesthetics

The World Health Organization's ATC classification organizes medical drugs based on therapeutic properties, chemical composition, and anatomy. It helps make essential medicines readily available globally and is widely used in the pharmaceutical industry.

Position of N01BX in the ATC hierarchy

Level Code Title
1 N Nervous system
2 N01 Anesthetics
3 N01B Anesthetics, local
4 N01BX Other local anesthetics

Group N01BX contents

Code Title
N01BX01 Ethyl chloride
N01BX02 Dyclonine
N01BX03 Phenol
N01BX04 Capsaicin

Active ingredients in N01BX

Active Ingredient Description
Capsaicin

Capsaicin, or 6-nonenamide, N-[(4-hydroxy-3-methoxyphenyl) methyl]-8-methyl, (6E), is a highly selective agonist for the transient receptor potential vanilloid 1 receptor (TRPV1). The initial effect of capsaicin is the activation of TRPV1-expressing cutaneous nociceptors, which results in pungency and erythema due to the release of vasoactive neuropeptides.

Dyclonine

Dyclonine effects surface anesthesia when applied topically to mucous membranes.

Chloroethane

Chloroethane, commonly known by its old name ethyl chloride, is a chemical compound with chemical formula CH3CH2Cl, once widely used in producing tetraethyllead, a gasoline additive.

Eugenol

Eugenol is an aromatic oil extracted from cloves that is used widely as a flavoring for foods and teas and as an herbal oil used topically to treat toothache and more rarely to be taken orally to treat gastrointestinal and respiratory complaints.

Myrtecaine

Myrtecaine is a local anaesthetic. It is used to treat muscle strains, tendinitis or ligament sprains and joint pain. It is a surface anaesthetic, adds to the analgesic and anti-inflammatory actions of diethylamine salicylate by facilitating its penetration. Also myrtecaine has a muscle relaxant effect.

Phenol

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