Orthocaine Explained

Orthocaine is a local anesthetic. Developed in the 1890s, it was found to be of limited use due to its low solubility in water, but it has been used in powdered form to dust onto painful wounds.[1] [2] [3]

Notes and References

  1. Book: Walter Sneader. Drug Discovery: A History. 23 June 2005. John Wiley & Sons. 978-0-471-89979-2. 127–9.
  2. Book: Rajbir Singh. Synthetic Drugs. 2002. Mittal Publications. 978-81-7099-831-0. 167–8.
  3. Book: Stanley Alstead. Poulsson's Text-Book of Pharmacology and Therapeutics. 22 October 2013. Elsevier. 978-1-4832-2584-5. 104–5.

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