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butamben
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Definition
: A surface anesthetic that acts by preventing transmission of impulses along nerve fibers and at nerve endings.
Other names
Ethyl Aminobenzoate; Methanesulfonate, Benzocaine; Hydrochloride, Benzocaine; Hydrobromide, Benzocaine; Formate, Benzocaine; 4 Aminobenzoic Acid Ethyl Ester; Acetate, Benzocaine; Hurricaine; Ethoform; Benzocaine Methanesulfonate; Benzocaine Hydrochloride; Benzocaine Hydrobromide; Benzocaine Formate; Benzocaine Acetate; Bensokain; Anesthesin; Anaesthesin; Americaine; 4-
Aminobenzoic Acid Ethyl Ester
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butamben [ Abbott brand of butamben picrate,Butesin,N-butyl-p-aminobenzoate,butamben picrate,butanylcaine,butyl aminobenzoate,butylcaine,zyljectin ]
structure
94-25-7
Benzocaine/*analogs & derivatives
Pharma Action
Anesthetics, Local
Contact Dermititis 4(1):55;1978; J Pharm Sci 66(1):137;1977