Pharmacologic Substance
benzocaine
ben·zo·caine [ ben-zoh-keyn ]
Brand Names:
Alpha-caine; Americaine; Americaine Anesthetic Lubricant; Americaine Hemorrhoidal; Anacaine; Anbesol; Anbesol Cold Sore Therapy; Angidol; Bactimicina Sore Throat; Bencocaine; Benzodent; Benzo-Jel; Benz-O-Sthetic; BOIL-EASE; Bucalsep; Candee Caine; Cepacol; Cepacol Dual Relief; Cepacol Sore Throat Pain Relief; Cepacol Sore Throat Plus Cough; Cepastat Sore Throat & Cough; Cetacaine; Chloraseptic; Chloraseptic Sore Throat; Chloraseptic Sore Throat + Cough; Comfort Caine; Dent-O-Kain; Dermawound Benzocaine; Dermoplast Antibacterial; Dermoplast Pain; Docusol Plus; Enemeez Plus; Finafta Baby; Finafta Multi Oral; Fire Out; Foille; Freez Eez; Gelato Anesthetic; Gum Numb Gel; Hurricaine; Lanacane; Little Ouchies; LolliCaine; Medicaine Sting; Medicone; Monistat Care; Off! Explore; Orabase; Orajel; OraMagic Plus; Orasep Reformulated Dec 2013; Outgro Pain Relief; Red Cross Canker Sore; Retre-Gel; Salinocaine; SalivaCAINE; Solarcaine Plus Aloe; StingEze w/ Camphor; Sting-Kill; StingX; Tanac Liquid; Topicale; Topicale Xtra; Ultracare; Vagisil Original Formula; Vistacaine; Zilactin B
Effect:
Decreased Sensory-Somatic Nervous System Organized Electrical Activity
May Prevent:
Pain
May Treat:
Burns;
Earache;
Fissure in Ano;
Hemorrhoids;
Herpes Simplex;
Oral Ulcer;
Otitis Externa;
Otitis Media;
Pruritus;
Toothache
More Information:
Definitions related to benzocaine:
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A surface anesthetic that acts by preventing transmission of impulses along NERVE FIBERS and at NERVE ENDINGS.NLM Medical Subject HeadingsU.S. National Library of Medicine, 2021
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An ester of paraaminobenzoic acid, lacking the terminal diethylamino group of procaine, with anesthetic activity. Benzocaine binds to the sodium channel and reversibly stabilizes the neuronal membrane which decreases its permeability to sodium ions. Depolarization of the neuronal membrane is inhibited, thereby blocking the initiation and conduction of nerve impulses.NCI ThesaurusU.S. National Cancer Institute, 2021
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