Cinchocaine
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Trade names | Cincain, Nupercainal, Nupercaine, Sovcaine, others |
Other names | Dibucaine, percaine[1] |
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Drug class | Local anesthetic (amide)[2] |
Main uses | Hemorrhoids, pruritus ani, minor burns, insect bites[3][4] |
Side effects | Rash, skin irritation[4] |
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Routes of use | Topical, intravenous (for animal euthanasia) |
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Formula | C20H29N3O2 |
Molar mass | 343.471 g·mol−1 |
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Cinchocaine, also known as dibucaine, is a local anesthetic used together with a corticosteroid to help with the symptoms of hemorrhoids and pruritus ani.[3] It may also be used for minor burns and insect bites.[4] It is applied to the area affected.[3]
Common side effects include rash and skin irritation.[4] Other side effects may include anaphylaxis.[4] It is an amide.[2] It is one of the stronger but also more toxic local anesthetics.[2]
Cinchocaine was first made in 1929.[1] It is available over the counter and as a generic medication.[4][5] In the United States a 30 gram tube costs about 5 USD as of 2021.[5] In the United Kingdom a version which includes a steroid costs about £6.[3]
Medical use
Cinchocaine is the active ingredient in some topical hemorrhoid creams such as Proctosedyl.[6] It is also a component of the veterinary drug Somulose, used for euthanasia of horses and cattle.
Physical properties
Cinchocaine is relatively insoluble in alkaline aqueous solutions.
See also
- Dibucaine number
References
- 1 2 Woolfson, David; McCafferty, Dermot (1 March 1993). Percutaneous Local Anaesthesia. CRC Press. p. 56. ISBN 978-0-13-656372-3. Archived from the original on 11 January 2022. Retrieved 24 December 2021.
- 1 2 3 "MeSH Browser". meshb.nlm.nih.gov. Archived from the original on 14 May 2021. Retrieved 24 December 2021.
- 1 2 3 4 BNF 81: March-September 2021. BMJ Group and the Pharmaceutical Press. 2021. p. 101. ISBN 978-0857114105.
- 1 2 3 4 5 6 "Dibucaine Monograph for Professionals". Drugs.com. Archived from the original on 4 November 2021. Retrieved 24 December 2021.
- 1 2 "Compare Dibucaine Prices - GoodRx". GoodRx. Archived from the original on 12 November 2016. Retrieved 24 December 2021.
- ↑ "Proctosedyl ointment/suppositories (cinchocaine, hydrocortisone)". Netdoctor. June 2012. Archived from the original on 25 December 2019. Retrieved 25 December 2019.
External links
- Abdel-Ghani N, Youssef A, Awady M (2005). "Cinchocaine hydrochloride determination by atomic absorption spectrometry and spectrophotometry". Farmaco. 60 (5): 419–24. doi:10.1016/j.farmac.2005.03.001. PMID 15910814.
- Souto-Padron T, Lima AP, de Oliveira Ribeiro R (2006). "Effects of dibucaine on the endocytic/exocytic pathways in Trypanosoma cruzi". Parasitol Res. 99 (4): 317–20. doi:10.1007/s00436-006-0192-1. PMID 16612626. S2CID 5933459.
- Nounou M, El-Khordagui L, Khalafallah N (2005). "Effect of various formulation variables on the encapsulation and stability of dibucaine base in multilamellar vesicles". Acta Pol Pharm. 62 (5): 369–79. PMID 16459486.
- Aroti, A.; Leontidis, E. (2001). "Simultaneous Determination of the Ionization Constant and the Solubility of Sparingly Soluble Drug Substances. A Physical Chemistry Experiment ". Journal of Chemical Education. 78 (6): 786–788. doi:10.1021/ed078p786.
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