| benzocaine | <chemical> 4-aminobenzoic acid ethyl ester. A surface anaesthetic that acts by preventing transmission of impulses along nerve fibres and at nerve endings. It is comparatively non-irritating and has low systemic toxicity. Pharmacological action: anaesthetics, local. Chemical name: Benzoic acid, 4-amino-, ethyl ester (12 Dec 1998) |
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| suppositories | Medicated masses adapted for introduction into the rectal, vaginal, or urethral orifice of the body. Suppository bases are solid at room temperature but melt or dissolve at body temperature. Commonly used bases are cocoa butter, glycerinated gelatin, hydrogenated vegetable oils, polyethylene glycols of various molecular weights, and fatty acid esters of polyethylene glycol. (12 Dec 1998) |
| trimethobenzamide hydrochloride | N-[(2-Dimethylaminoethoxy)benzyl]-3,4,5-trimethoxybenzamide hydrochloride;an antiemetic. (05 Mar 2000) |