HURRICAINE

This brand name is authorized in Ecuador, Spain, Hong Kong, Israel, Singapore

Active ingredients

The drug HURRICAINE contains one active pharmaceutical ingredient (API):

1 Benzocaine UNII U3RSY48JW5 - BENZOCAINE

Benzocaine is a local anaesthetic of the ester type, acting to produce reversible loss of sensation by preventing or diminishing the generation and transmission of sensory nerve impulses near the site of application. Depolarisation of the neuronal membrane and ion exchange are reversibly inhibited. Read about Benzocaine

Medicine classification

This drug has been classified in the anatomical therapeutic chemical (ATC) classification system as follows:

ATC code	Group title	Classification
D04AB04	Benzocaine	D Dermatologicals → D04 Antipruritics, incl. antihistamines, anesthetics, etc. → D04A Antipruritics, incl. antihistamines, anesthetics, etc. → D04AB Anesthetics for topical use
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Authorization and marketing

This drug has been assigned below unique identifiers within the countries it is being marketed:

Country	Identification scheme	Identifier(s)
Country: EC	Agencia Nacional de Regulación, Control y Vigilancia Sanitaria	Identifier(s): 5613-MEE-1120, 6422-MEE-0721
Country: ES	Centro de información online de medicamentos de la AEMPS	Identifier(s): 59359, 59360
Country: HK	Department of Health Drug Office	Identifier(s): 66910
Country: IL	מִשְׂרַד הַבְּרִיאוּת	Identifier(s): 5495, 5496
Country: SG	Health Sciences Authority	Identifier(s): 07825P, 08158P