LANACANE

This brand name is authorized in United Kingdom

Active ingredients

The drug LANACANE 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

Medication package inserts

Below package inserts are available for further reading:

Title	Information Source	Document Type
LANACANE Creme	Medicines & Healthcare Products Regulatory Agency (GB)	MPI, EU: SmPC

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: GB	Medicines & Healthcare Products Regulatory Agency	Identifier(s): 80326, 80327