Drug reference
benoxinate
Local anesthetic · Anesthetic
Local anestheticAnesthetic
CDSCO approved
EXCRETION
—
not curated
INTERACTIONS
—
none in our sources
PREGNANCY
—
not curated
Mechanism
Not yet extracted
Indications
procedures where disclosing agent is needed with topical anestheticOcular anaesthesia (for tonometry, surgery)
Dosing
- Adult
- 0.4% eyedrops.
Side effects
Common
Little irritancy to the eyeDoes not cause mydriasisDoes not cause corneal damage
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Textbook-sourced·Sources: KD Tripathi 7e, Goodman & Gilman 14e·Updated: 2026-05-10