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FDA Issues Warning for Benzocaine Topical Products
April 7, 2011. By Lucy Campbell.
Washington, DC The Food and Drug Administration (FDA) has notified healthcare professionals and patients that it continues to receive reports of methemoglobinemia a serious and potentially fatal adverse effect, associated with benzocaine products both as a spray, used during medical procedures to numb the mucous membranes of the mouth and throat, and benzocaine gels and liquids sold over-the-counter and used to relieve pain from a variety of conditions, such as teething, canker sores, and irritation of the mouth and gums.
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