Tetracaine

In some countries, this medicine may only be approved for veterinary use.

In the US, Tetracaine (tetracaine ophthalmic) is a member of the drug class local injectable anesthetics.

US matches:

• Tetracaine Drops


• Tetracaine topical


• Tetracaine Ophthalmic


• Tetracaine Topical application


• Tetracaine

Scheme

Rec.INN

ATC (Anatomical Therapeutic Chemical Classification)

C05AD02,D04AB06,N01BA03,S01HA03

CAS registry number (Chemical Abstracts Service)

0000094-24-6

Chemical Formula

C15-H24-N2-O2

Molecular Weight

264

Therapeutic Category

Anesthetic, local

Chemical Name

Benzoic acid, 4-(butylamino)-, 2-(dimethylamino)ethyl ester

Foreign Names

• Tetracainum (Latin)
• Tetracain (German)
• Tétracaïne (French)
• Tetracaina (Spanish)

Generic Names

• Amethocaine (OS: BAN)
• Tetracaina (OS: DCIT)
• Tetracaine (OS: BAN)
• Tétracaïne (OS: DCF)
• Tetracaine (PH: USP 32)
• Tetracaine Hydrochloride (OS: JAN, BANM)
• Amethocaine Hydrochloride (IS)
• Dicainum (IS)
• Foncaine (IS)
• Tétracaine (chlorhydrate de) (PH: Ph. Eur. 6)
• Tetracaine Hydrochloride (PH: BP 2010, JP XIV, Ph. Int. 4, USP 32, Ph. Eur. 6)
• Tetracainhydrochlorid (PH: Ph. Eur. 6)
• Tetracaini hydrochloridum (PH: Ph. Int. 4, Ph. Eur. 6)

Brand Names

• Ametop
  Smith & Nephew, United Arab Emirates; Smith & Nephew, United Kingdom; Smith & Nephew, Hong Kong; Smith & Nephew, New Zealand



• Gingicain D (Tetracaine and Benzalkonium Chloride)
  Sanofi-Aventis, Germany



• Lidocaine and Tetracaine (Tetracaine and Lidocaine)
  Galderma, United States



• Rapydan (Tetracaine and Lidocaine)
  Eurocept, Sweden; Eusa, United Kingdom; Eusa, Netherlands; Eusa, Poland



• Synera (Tetracaine and Lidocaine)
  Zars Pharma, United States



• Tetracaine Minims
  Chauvin, Netherlands



• Tetracaine
  Liqvor, Georgia



• Acoin (Tetracaine and Lauromacrogol 400)
  Combustin, Germany



• Amethocaine
  Adcock Ingram Pharmaceuticals, South Africa



• Ametop
  Smith & Nephew, Canada



• Anestesia Topica Braun Con Adrenalina (Tetracaine and Epinephrine)
  Braun, Spain



• Anestesia Topica Braun Sin Adrenalina
  Braun, Spain



• Anethaine
  Winthrop, South Africa



• Chlorhydrate de Tetracaine-Chauvin
  Chauvin, Luxembourg



• Colircusi Anestesico Doble (Tetracaine and Oxybuprocaine)
  Alcon, Spain



• Colircusi Anestesico (Tetracaine and Naphazoline)
  Alcon, Spain



• Copalon
  Showa Yakuhin Kako, Japan



• Covostet
  Adcock Ingram Pharmaceuticals, South Africa



• Dicain
  Sopharma, Bulgaria



• Drill Citron Menthe (Tetracaine and Chlorhexidine)
  Pierre Fabre Médicament, France



• Drill maux de gorge (Tetracaine and Chlorhexidine)
  Pierre Fabre Médicament, France



• Drill pastilles avec et sans sucre (Tetracaine and Chlorhexidine)
  Pierre Fabre Médicament, France



• Dynexan Mundgel
  Nycomed, Austria



• Eludril collutoire (Tetracaine and Chlorhexidine)
  Pierre Fabre Médicament, France



• Ergix mal de gorge (Tetracaine and Hexamidine)
  Merck Médication Familiale, France



• Fenilefrina Llorens (Tetracaine and Phenylephrine)
  Llorens, Spain



• Hemonet
  Diafarm, Spain



• Herviros (Tetracaine and Aminoquinuride)
  Almirall, Austria



• Hexomedine Collutoire (Tetracaine and Hexamidine)
  Melisana, Belgium; Melisana, Luxembourg



• Lubricante Urologico Organon
  Organon, Spain



• Methacin
  Simed, Tunisia



• Minims Amethocain Hydrochlorid
  Chauvin, Austria



• Minims Amethocaine Hydrochloride
  Chauvin Bausch & Lomb, Hong Kong



• Minims Amethocaine
  Chauvin, Ireland



• Minims Ametocaina (veterinary use)
  Chauvin, United Kingdom



• Minims Proxymetacaine
  Bausch & Lomb, South Africa



• Minims Tetracaine Hydrochloride
  Bausch & Lomb, New Zealand; Chauvin, Netherlands; Laboratoire Chauvin, Oman; Novartis, Finland



• Minims Tetracaine
  Chauvin, United Kingdom



• Néomycine Hydrocortisone (Tetracaine and Neomycin, + Hydrocortisone (veterinary use))
  Laboratoire Vétoquinol, France



• Ophtocain
  Winzer, Germany



• Oromédine maux de gorge (Tetracaine and Hexamidine)
  Sanofi-Aventis, France



• Pontocaine
  Hospira, Canada; Hospira, United States; Sanofi-Aventis, United States



• Ruskorex (Tetracaine and Ruscogenin)
  GlaxoSmithKline, Poland



• Solutricine Tétracaïne
  Sanofi-Aventis, France



• T 61 (Tetracaine and Embutramide, + Mebezonium (veterinary use))
  Intervet, Austria; Intervet, Belgium; Intervet, Germany; Veterinaria, Switzerland



• Tetcaine
  Ocusoft, United States



• Tetocaine
  Kyorin, Japan



• Tétracaïne Faure
  Novartis, France



• Tetracaine Hydrochloride Cooper
  Cooper, Greece



• Tetracaine Hydrochloride
  Bausch & Lomb, United States



• Tetracaine Minims
  Chauvin, Belgium



• Tetracaine SDU Faure
  Novartis, Switzerland



• Tétracaine (veterinary use)
  Laboratoire TVM, France



• Tetrakain Chauvin
  Novartis, Sweden



• Tetrakain Minims
  Chauvin, Norway



• Tetrakain
  Hemomont, Serbia



• VT Doses Tétracaine (veterinary use)
  Virbac, France

International Drug Name Search

Glossary

BAN	British Approved Name
BANM	British Approved Name (Modified)
DCF	Dénomination Commune Française
DCIT	Denominazione Comune Italiana
IS	Inofficial Synonym
JAN	Japanese Accepted Name
OS	Official Synonym
PH	Pharmacopoeia Name
Rec.INN	Recommended International Nonproprietary Name (World Health Organization)

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