Benzocaine
Benzocaine is a local anesthetic commonly used as a topical pain reliever or in cough drops. It is the active ingredient in many over-the-counter anesthetic ointments such as products for oral ulcers. It is also combined with antipyrine to form A/B otic drops to relieve ear pain and remove earwax.
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Product Description
| Ethyl 4-aminobenzoate |
| Trade names | Anbesol, Cepacol, Lanacane, Orajel |
| AHFS/Drugs.com | monograph |
| Pregnancy category |
US: C (Risk not ruled out) |
| Legal status |
UK: General sales list (GSL, OTC) US: OTC |
| Routes of administration |
Topical |
| CAS Number | 94-09-7 |
| ATC code | C05AD03 D04AB04, QN01AX92, N01BA05, R02AD01 |
| PubChem | CID: 2337 |
| DrugBank | DB01086 |
| ChemSpider | 13854242 |
| UNII | U3RSY48JW5 |
| KEGG | D00552 |
| ChEBI | CHEBI:116735 |
| ChEMBL | CHEMBL278172 |
| Formula | C9H11NO2 |
| Molecular mass | 165.189 g/mol |
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