Pain, muscles and bones
Local anesthetics
Used for
Numbing skin or tissue
How it works
Block nerve signals only where they're applied or injected.
Watch for
Benzocaine teething gels aren't for children under 2.
- Name clue
- -caine
- Examples
- lidocaine
- benzocaine
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