# Throat preparations

Benzocaine

Can I take Benzocaine while breastfeeding? Topical benzocaine has not been studied during breastfeeding, but is unlikely to affect her breastfed infant if it is applied away from the breast. Benzocaine should not be applied to the breast or nipple, because the infant...
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Cocaine

Also known as (?)-cocaine, Benzoylmethylecgonine, Cocain, Cocaina, Cocainum, Kokain, L-Cocain, L-Cocaine, Methyl benzoylecgonine, Neurocaine, beta-Cocain A tropane alkaloid with central nervous systems (CNS) stimulating and local anesthetic activity. Cocaine binds to...
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Bacitracin

Also known as Bacitracin, Bacitracin a2a A complex of cyclic polypeptide antibiotics, mainly bacitracin A, produced by spore-forming organisms belonging to the licheniformin group of the Bacillus subtilis with antibacterial activity. Bacitracin binds to C55-isoprenyl...
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Chlorhexidine

Also known as Chlorhexidin, Chlorhexidinum, Cloresidina, Clorhexidina A biguanide compound used as an antiseptic agent with topical antibacterial activity. Chlorhexidine is positively charged and reacts with the negatively charged microbial cell surface, thereby...
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Povidone-Iodine

Also known as Betadine, E-Z Prep, E-Z Scrub, Iodine Povidone Topical, PVP iodine, PVP-Iodine, Povidone iodine, Povidone-Iodine Solution, Traumasept, Ultradine, Videne An iodophor solution containing a water-soluble complex of iodine and polyvinylpyrrolidone (PVP) with...
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