Benzocaine

The substances - such as benzocaine and lidocaine - are legal and imported from countries like China. ❋ Unknown (2010)

- Health Canada suggest avoiding creams or lotions that may hold heat inside the skin or may contain numbing medication (such as benzocaine or lidocaine). ❋ Unknown (2010)

More powerful formulations, with a stronger concentration of anaesthetic ingredients such as benzocaine, are available only from the pharmacy counter because of possible allergic reactions. ❋ Unknown (2009)

If available, apply an antiseptic medicine containing benzocaine to the affected area. ❋ Mitchell J. Einzig (2010)

Athletic performance and had benziq by three benzocaine would do places. ❋ Unknown (2009)

I can do without that awesome Kiehl's body wash, the shaving cream with benzocaine in it, sugar cereals, those linen shirts I've been craving, Coke, American Crew Fiber hair stuff, the cell phone, Chelsea Piers and tuna. ❋ Unknown (2002)

With designersigned T-shirts and Parisian jeans; forty-dollar sunglasses; the smell of benzocaine, camphor, hot burning flesh. ❋ Patterson, James, 1947- (1977)

The scale of the operation was so large that during the three years Dale was operating, he imported a fifth of the world's demand for benzocaine, used normally for sunburn, insect bites and dental treatment. ❋ Unknown (2011)

Health Canada says topical benzocaine products are available over-the-counter in a variety of formulations, including sprays, gels, liquids and creams. ❋ The Canadian Press (2011)

Other reported side-effects associated with topical benzocaine products include breathing or swallowing difficulties, a swollen tongue or mouth, irregular heartbeat, malaise, body twitching, hypersensitivity, burning, redness, itching, rash and irritation at the site of administration. ❋ The Canadian Press (2011)

The agency says it first issued an advisory about the risk of methomoglobinemia, or MetHb, in November 2006, and has since received seven reports of serious adverse reactions linked to topical benzocaine - including four reports of MetHb. ❋ The Canadian Press (2011)

These symptoms can appear within minutes or one to two hours after benzocaine use, and can occur after the first or several uses. ❋ The Canadian Press (2011)

Health Canada says it is continuing to evaluate the safety of benzocaine products in light of reports of adverse reactions linked to the pain reliever. ❋ The Canadian Press (2011)

In a head-to-head test, clove oil was found to provide anesthesia equal to benzocaine, the numbing medicine dentists use. ❋ Unknown (2010)

Orajel, also known by its generic name, benzocaine topical, are a mild stinging, burning, or itching where the medicine was applied, dry white flakes where the medicine was applied, and skin tenderness or redness. ❋ Unknown (2010)

For symptom relief, try a non-prescription medicine like an oral antihistamine, such as Benadryl (not for children under 1 year); a local anaesthetic spray containing benzocaine; hydrocortisone 0.5% cream or calamine lotion applied to the skin ❋ Unknown (2010)

The first few times i [tried] a benzocaine [on my] flatbar, i totally [ate shit]! ❋ Nocturnal (2008)

[Jeremy]: *says [something stupid]* [Phil]: "Hey, benzocaine balls, that was stupid." ❋ Neyoid (2022)