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Anesthetics (Ophthalmic)

Description and Brand Names | Before Using | Proper Use | Precautions | Side Effects

Category
  • Anesthetic, local, ophthalmic - Proparacaine; Tetracaine
Description

Proparacaine and tetracaine are local anesthetics that are used in the eye to cause numbness or loss of feeling. They are used before certain procedures such as measuring of eye pressure, removing foreign objects or sutures (stitches) from the eye, and performing certain eye examinations.

These medicines are to be administered only by or under the immediate supervision of your doctor. They are available in the following dosage forms:

    Ophthalmic
  • Proparacaine
    • Ophthalmic solution (U.S. and Canada)
  • Tetracaine
    • Ophthalmic ointment (U.S.)
    • Ophthalmic solution (U.S. and Canada)

Brand Names

Some commonly used brand names are:

In the U.S. -

  • Ak-Taine 1
  • Ak-T-Caine 2
  • Alcaine 1
  • Ocu-Caine 1
  • Ophthaine 1
  • Ophthetic 1
  • Opticaine 2
  • Pontocaine 2
  • Spectro-Caine 1

In Canada -

  • Alcaine 1
  • Diocaine 1
  • Minims Tetracaine 2
  • Ophthetic 1
  • Pontocaine 2

Other commonly used names are: Amethocaine Proxymetacaine

Note:

For quick reference, the following anesthetics are numbered to match the corresponding brand names.

This information applies to the following medicines:
1. Proparacaine (proe-PARE-a-kane)‡
2. Tetracaine (TET-ra-kane)‡§
‡ Generic name product may be available in the U.S.
§ Generic name product may be available in Canada

   

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