Dyclonine
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Trade names | Sucrets |
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Routes of administration | Lozenge |
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Dyclonine (Dyclocaine) is an oral
Cepacol sore throat spray. It is a local anesthetic, used topically as the hydrochloride salt.[2]
History
The product Sucrets was introduced in
Baltimore, Maryland, by Sharp & Dohme in 1932.[3]
In 1966 the
SmithKline Beckman in 1989 to form SmithKline Beecham. By 1994 the brand switched from a metal container to a plastic container.[3]
SmithKline Beecham, after announcing a merger with GlaxoWellcome to form GlaxoSmithKline, sold the brand in 2000 to Insight Pharmaceuticals
. In 2011, Sucrets reintroduced their product back into the familiar tin due to popular demand and nostalgia.
See also
- Hexylresorcinol
References
- ISBN 9781558623378. Retrieved 2011-09-24.
- PMID 1286862.
- ^ a b "The Sucrets tin joins the age of plastics". USA Today. July 19, 1994. Archived from the original on 2017-08-22. Retrieved 2011-09-24.
- ^ "F.T.C. Bids Merck Halt Claims That Lozenges Will Kill Germs". The New York Times. Associated Press. April 19, 1966. Retrieved 2011-09-24.
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