Cetacaine

Cetacaine
Combination of
BenzocaineLocal anesthetic
ButambenLocal anesthetic
TetracaineLocal anesthetic
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Cetacaine is a topical anesthetic that contains the active ingredients benzocaine (14%), butamben (2%), and tetracaine hydrochloride (2%). Cetacaine also contains small amounts of benzalkonium chloride at 0.5% and 0.005% of cetyl dimethyl ethyl ammonium bromide all in a bland water-soluble base.[1] Although Cetacaine has been widely used in the medical and dental fields, it has yet to be officially approved by the FDA.[2][3] Cetacaine is produced by the company Cetylite Industries, Inc. and they provide Cetacaine in three forms: liquid, gel, and spray.[1]

  1. ^ a b "Cetacaine Catalog" (PDF). Archived from the original (PDF) on 2015-12-22.
  2. ^ "Cetacaine Topical Anesthetic". dailymed.nlm.nih.gov. Retrieved 2015-12-13.
  3. ^ "Oral Science | Cetacaine". www.oralscience.com. Retrieved 2015-12-13.