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Also known as dyclocaine, 4-butoxy-beta-piperidinopropiophenone, 4-n-butoxy-beta-(1-piperidyl)propiophenone, 2-(1-piperidyl)ethyl p-butoxyphenyl ketone, 4'-butoxy-3-piperidinopropiophenone, 1-(4-butoxyphenyl)-3-(1-piperidinyl)-1-propanone, 3-piperidino-4'-butoxypropiophenone, Dyclonin

Dyclonine (Dyclocaine) is an oral anaesthetic that is the active ingredient of Sucrets, an over-the-counter throat lozenge. It is also found in some varieties of the Cepacol sore throat spray. It is a local anesthetic, used topically as the hydrochloride salt.

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Dyclonine (Dyclocaine) is an oral anaesthetic that is the active ingredient of Sucrets, an over-the-counter throat lozenge. It is also found in some varieties of the Cepacol sore throat spray. It is a local anesthetic, used topically as the hydrochloride salt.

==History== The product Sucrets was introduced in Baltimore, Maryland, by Sharp & Dohme in 1932.

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