Americaine Otic

Active Ingredient(s): Benzocaine
Category: Anesthetic



Americaine Otic Overview

Benzocaine, sold under the brand name Orajel amongst others, is an ester 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. In the US, products containing benzocaine for oral application are contraindicated in children younger than two years old.[1]...

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Details May Include Instructions, Side Effects, Interactions, Etc. Drug monograph is from Wikipedia. All text is available under the terms of the GFDL (GNU Free Documentation License). Source: en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Benzocaine

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Possible Dosages for this and Related Drugs:

Benzocaine
  • Cream: 5%, 6%
  • Foam: 20%
  • Gel: 10%, 15%, 20%, 5%, 7.5%
  • Jelly: 20%
  • Liquid: 10%, 15%, 20%
  • Lozenge: 0.1%, 10:2.5mg;mg, 10mg + 2.6mg, 10mg + 4.5mg
  • Ointment: 10%, 20%
  • Paste: 20%
  • Solution: 20%
  • Spray: 20%, 5%
  • Spray, Metered: 20%
  • Swab: 18.9%
Note: Above list includes dosages for all drugs with the same combination of active ingredients.

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