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Benzocaine
An ester-type local anaesthetic, synthesised in 1890 in Eberbach by German chemist Eduard Ritsert and on the market since 1902. Poorly soluble in water, it is used on the skin and mucous membranes: sore throats, mouth ulcers, toothache, sunburn. This family brings together the active ingredient, pharmacopoeial impurities, labelled standards, nitrosamines and other impurities.
Did you know?It is not only for humans: dissolved in a water bath, it is commonly used to anaesthetise amphibians, such as frogs and salamanders, before surgery.
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EDQM standards 2
The official European Pharmacopoeia standards for this family.
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Custom synthesis of impurities, metabolites and labelled compounds, with the same characterisation level.
