Drug Summary

  Drug name:  oxybuprocaine
  Chemical name:  Benoxinate hydrochloride
  Formula:  C₁₇H₂₈N₂O_{3  Weight:   308.4158
  CAS no:  99-43-4
  DrugBank link:  DB00892
  Description:  Oxybuprocaine is the name of a local anesthetic, which is used especially in ophthalmology and otolaryngology. Oxybuprocaine binds to sodium channels and reversibly stabilizes the neuronal membrane which decreases its permeability to sodium ions.
  Indication:  Used to temporarily numb the front surface of the eye so that the eye pressure can be measured or a foreign body removed.}