Structured Summary
Abstract
A potent local anesthetic of the ester type used for surface and spinal anesthesia.
Chemical Identity
Chemical Information
- Molecular Formula
- C15H24N2O2
- Molecular Weight
- 264.36 g/mol
- CAS Registry No.
- 94-24-6
- IUPAC Name
- 2-(dimethylamino)ethyl 4-(butylamino)benzoate
- InChIKey
- GKCBAIGFKIBETG-UHFFFAOYSA-N
- SMILES
- CCCCNC1=CC=C(C=C1)C(=O)OCCN(C)C
- MeSH Unique ID
- D013748
- Source
- PubChem CID 5411
MeSH Record
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Drug Class
Pharmacological Action
MeSH Record
Synonyms
9 entry terms
- Amethocaine
- Tetrakain
- Ametop
- Dicaine
- Pantocaine
- Pontocaine
- Tetracaine Monohydrochloride
- Tetrracaine Hydrochloride
- Hydrochloride, Tetrracaine
MeSH Record
Aspects Covered
25 allowable subheadings
Indexed with the subheadings administration & dosage, adverse effects, agonists, analogs & derivatives, analysis, antagonists & inhibitors, blood, cerebrospinal fluid, chemical synthesis, chemistry, classification, economics, history, immunology, isolation & purification, metabolism, pharmacokinetics, pharmacology, poisoning, radiation effects, standards, supply & distribution, therapeutic use, toxicity, urine.
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References
- National Library of Medicine. Tetracaine. Medical Subject Headings (MeSH). 2026. Unique ID D013748. http://id.nlm.nih.gov/mesh/2026/D013748
- Tetracaine. In: Wikipedia. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Tetracaine
- Tetracaine. In: Wikidata. https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q419608
- Tetracaine. In: PubChem Compound. CID 5411. https://pubchem.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/compound/5411