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proparacaine
Also known as Alcaine®, Paracaine®, proparacaine hydrochloride, proxymetacaine hydrochloride, Proxymetacaine, Proxymetacainum, Proximetacaina
Proxymetacaine (INN) or proparacaine (USAN) is a topical anesthetic drug of the aminoester group.
Chemical data
- Formula
- C16H26N2O3
- Molecular weight
- 294.39 g/mol
- IUPAC name
- 2-(diethylamino)ethyl 3-amino-4-propoxybenzoate
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Drug data · ChEMBL
- Max clinical phase
- Approved
- Molecule type
- Small molecule
- First approval
- 1953
- Admin. routes
- topical
- Indications
- pain
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Research
444 papers~2 min read
Article
6 sectionsContents
- Clinical pharmacology
- Mechanism of action
- Indications and usage
- Warnings
- How supplied
- References
Proxymetacaine (INN) or proparacaine (USAN) is a topical anesthetic drug of the aminoester group.
==Clinical pharmacology== Proxymetacaine is a local anesthetic which on topical application penetrates sensory nerve endings in the corneal tissue.