Oxethazaine is a topical anesthetic, in preventing acid-induced esophageal pain.
Description :
Oxetacaine, also called oxethazaince, is a potent surface analgesic with the molecular formula N, N-bis-(N-methyl-N-phenyl-t-butyl-acetamide)-beta-hydroxyethylamine that conserves its unionized form at low pH levels. Its actions have shown to relieve dysphagia, relieve pain due to reflux, chronic gastritis, and duodenal ulcer.[A33104] Oxetacaine is approved by Health Canada since 1995 for its use as an antacid combination in over-the-counter preparations.[L1113] It is also in the list of approved derivatives of herbal products by the EMA.[L2816]