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Benzocaine is an ester. While it is poorly soluble in water, it also has a poor absorption into the cardiovascular system. The benefits of this are that it will be absorbed slowly which provides a long duration of effects with an absence of toxic effects.

The onset of action for benzocaine is under one minute. Contraindications for its use would be patients with a known allergy to the ester-type of local anesthetic agents. Some common brand names include: Cetacaine, Gingicaine, Hurricaine and Topicale.