Benzocaine
PRODUCT EXAMPLES
Product Examples
- Anbesol® Gel (AI: Benzocaine 10%)
- Anbesol® Extra Strength Gel (AI: Benzocaine 20%, Allantoin 1%. Camphor 3%, White petrolatum 64.9%)
- Anbesol® Extra Strength Liquid (AI: Benzocaine 20%)
- Orajel® For Cold Sores Single Dose Liquid (AI: Benzocaine 5%, Benzalkonium Chloride 0.13%)
- Orajel® For Cold Sores Cream (AI: Benzocaine 20%, White petrolatum 74.44%)
- Zilactin®-B (Benzocaine 10%)
- Viroxyn® Professional Use with 7.5% Benzocaine (AI: Benzocaine 7.5%, Benzalkonium Chloride 0.13%)
References:
1. Repchinsky C, ed. Mouth Products: Cold Sore and Canker Sores. In: Compendium of self-care products – The Canadian Reference for Nonprescription Products. 2nd ed. Ottawa, ON: Canadian Pharmacists Association; 2010. 128-129.
2. Drug Facts: Viroxyn®. Available from: http://www.viroxyn.com/node/7. Accessed June 1, 2014.
3. Anbesol® cold sore therapy labeling. Available from: http://www.anbesol.com/label/coldsore. Accessed June 1, 2014.
4. Orajel for cold sores single dose (benzalkonium chloride, benzocaine) liquid. Available from: http://dailymed.nlm.nih.gov/dailymed/drugInfo.cfm?id=71148. Last updated on April 2012. Accessed June 1, 2014.
5. Orajel for cold sores (benzocaine) cream. U.S. National Library of Medicine. Available from: http://dailymed.nlm.nih.gov/dailymed/drugInfo.cfm?id=29632. Last updated on July 2010. Accessed June 1, 2014.
6. Information Update – Benzocaine health products: new risk statements to be added to product labels. CNW. Available from: http://www.newswire.ca/en/story/951475/information-update-benzocaine-health-products-new-risk-statements-to-be-added-to-product-labels. Last updated on April 2013. Accessed June 1, 2014.