Benzocaine
Active ingredient description
Benzocaine is a local anaesthetic of the ester type, acting to produce reversible loss of sensation by preventing or diminishing the generation and transmission of sensory nerve impulses near the site of application. Depolarisation of the neuronal membrane and ion exchange are reversibly inhibited.
Medicine classification
This medicinal substance has been classified in the anatomical therapeutic chemical (ATC) classification according to its main therapeutic use as follows:
Medicines
Benzocaine is the active ingredient of these drugs:
Austria
Brazil
Ireland
Spain
Singapore
Hong Kong Singapore Spain
United Kingdom
Spain
Spain
United Kingdom
Singapore
United Kingdom
Benzocaine is also found within below combination drugs:
ALMAGEL A , ANDOLBA , ANESTEFARIN , ANGILEPTOL , ANGINOCOM , APOGAR , AURALGAN , BAFUCIN , BUCOMETASANA , CEPACAINE , DERATIN COMPLEX , DEZOCAINE , DORICOMB , DORITHRICIN , DORITRI , FARBUCAL , FARINGENILO , FARINGESIC , FLAVACO WITH HYDROCORTISONE , GARYDOL , GINGILONE , HEMOAL , HERPOSICC , HEXORALETTEN N , HORF , INSECTICUM , INTERDOL , LINALON , LIZIPAINA , MALVONA , MASTIOL , MENOVAZINAS , NEOCONES , NEOPIRIDIN , ONE TOUCH , PREDMICIN , SANILIN , SEBIDIN INTENSIVE , SEPTOLETE PLUS , TONCILS , TYROCAINE , VARIDERM , WASP-EZE , ZAP
Product monographs
Medicine agencies around the world have authorized marketing of this active ingredient according to these medication package inserts (MPIs):
Structural formula
Unique ingredient identifier (UNII)
U3RSY48JW5 - BENZOCAINE
CAS registry number
94-09-7 - benzocaine
SNOMED-CT
273960006 - Benzocaine (substance)
387357002 - Benzocaine (substance)