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Benzodent
benzocaine oropharyngeal
Dosing
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Formulations .
topical cream
- [active ingredients]
- benzocaine 20%
- [flavors/selected other ingredients]
- original flavor contains dye, no alcohol, no phenylalanine, no saccharin, no sucralose, no sugar
Contraindications / Cautions .
- hypersensitivity to drug or ingredient
- hypersensitivity to PABA
- pts <2 yo
- teething use
- caution: CNS dz
- caution: thyroid disorder
- caution: cardiac dz
- caution: shock
- caution: diabetes mellitus
- caution: smokers
- caution: asthma
- caution: COPD
- caution: G6PD deficiency
- caution: hemoglobin-M dz
- caution: NADH methemoglobin reductase deficiency
- caution: pyruvate-kinase deficiency
- caution: hepatic impairment
- caution: elderly pts
- caution: debilitated pts
Drug Interactions .
Overview
benzocaine topical
topical anesthetic
- methemoglobinemia
Contraindicated
- lidocaine topical
- prilocaine topical
Monitor/Modify Tx
- flutamide
- nitric oxide
- nitrite
Caution Advised
- acetaminophen
- articaine
- benzocaine topical
- bupivacaine
- bupivacaine liposomal
- butamben
- chloroprocaine
- chloroquine
- cyclophosphamide
- dapsone
- dapsone topical
- fosphenytoin
- hydroxyurea
- ifosfamide
- isosorbide dinitrate
- isosorbide mononitrate
- lidocaine
- mepivacaine
- metoclopramide
- nitrofurantoin
- nitroglycerin
- nitroprusside
- phenazopyridine
- phenobarbital
- phenytoin
- primaquine
- procaine
- quinine
- rasburicase
- resorcinol topical
- ropivacaine
- sulfadiazine
- sulfamethoxazole
- sulfasalazine
- tafenoquine
- tetracaine
Pregnancy/Lactation .
Pregnancy
Clinical Summary
may use during pregnancy; no human data available, though risk of fetal harm not expected based on minimal systemic absorption
Lactation
Clinical Summary
may use while breastfeeding; no human data available, though risk of infant harm and adverse effects on milk production not expected based on minimal maternal systemic absorption and drug properties
Pharmacology .
Metabolism: plasma cholinesterase, liver; CYP450: unknown; Info: minimal systemic absorption
Excretion: urine; Half-life: unknown
Subclass: Anesthetics, Nasal/Oropharyngeal
Mechanism of Action: inhibits Na ion channels, stabilizing neuronal cell membranes and inhibiting nerve impulse initiation and conduction (ester local anesthetic)
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