Tetracaine

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Molecule Structure

Scientific Name

Tetracaine

Description of the Drug

Tetracaine is a local anaesthetic agent used to induce local analgesia in the eyes and skin during medical procedures.

Source: DrugBank Online – DrugBank.com. Retrieved 2023-03-10 from
http://www.drugbank.ca/drugs/DB09085

Brand Name(s)

Ametop, Dicaine, Medihaler-tetracaine, Metraspray, Pontocaine

Company Owner(s)

Alcon Laboratories Ltd, St Renatus Llc, Galen Specialty Pharma Us Llc, Bausch And Lomb Ireland Ltd, Taro Pharmaceuticals Inc

Mechanism(s) Of Action

Target Name Target Type Action Type Target ChEMBL ID
Sodium channel alpha subunit PROTEIN FAMILY BLOCKER CHEMBL2331043

Unichem Links

SureChEMBL SCHEMBL34714
Human Metabolome Database HMDB0258868
DrugBank DB09085
PubChem: Thomson Pharma 15221665
PubChem 5411
Mcule MCULE-8973928579
NMRShiftDB 10008925
LINCS LSM-4633
Nikkaji J3.945D
PDBe TE4
BindingDB 50017659
EPA CompTox Dashboard DTXSID1043883
DrugCentral 2610
Brenda 12706
ChemicalBook CB9775567
rxnorm TETRACAINE PONTOCAINE TETRACAINE HYDROCHLORIDE
KEGG Ligand C07526
ChEBI 9468
ZINC ZINC000001530811