Tetracaine MeSH Descriptor Data 2026

MeSH Heading: Tetracaine
Tree Number(s): D02.241.223.100.050.500.968; D02.455.426.559.389.127.020.937.968
Unique ID: D013748
RDF Unique Identifier: http://id.nlm.nih.gov/mesh/D013748
Scope Note: A potent local anesthetic of the ester type used for surface and spinal anesthesia.
Entry Term(s): Amethocaine; Ametop; Dicaine; Pantocaine; Pontocaine; Tetracaine Monohydrochloride; Tetrakain; Tetrracaine Hydrochloride
Pharm Action: Anesthetics, Local
Registry Numbers: 0619F35CGV; 0; 5NF5D4OPCI
Related Numbers: 5NF5D4OPCI; 94-24-6
CAS Type 1 Name: Benzoic acid, 4-(butylamino)-, 2-(dimethylamino)ethyl ester
Date Introduced: 1966/01/01
Last Updated: 2016/07/01

Allowable Qualifiers: administration & dosage (AD)

adverse effects (AE)

agonists (AG)

analogs & derivatives (AA)

analysis (AN)

antagonists & inhibitors (AI)

blood (BL)

cerebrospinal fluid (CF)

chemical synthesis (CS)

chemistry (CH)

classification (CL)

economics (EC)

history (HI)

immunology (IM)

isolation & purification (IP)

metabolism (ME)

pharmacokinetics (PK)

pharmacology (PD)

poisoning (PO)

radiation effects (RE)

standards (ST)

supply & distribution (SD)

therapeutic use (TU)

toxicity (TO)

urine (UR)

Organic Chemicals [D02]
- Carboxylic Acids [D02.241]
  - Acids, Carbocyclic [D02.241.223]
    - Benzoates [D02.241.223.100]
      - Aminobenzoates [D02.241.223.100.050]
        
        para-Aminobenzoates [D02.241.223.100.050.500]
        
        Acecainide [D02.241.223.100.050.500.625]
        
        4-Aminobenzoic Acid [D02.241.223.100.050.500.640]
        
        Aminosalicylic Acid [D02.241.223.100.050.500.642]
        
        Benzocaine [D02.241.223.100.050.500.643]
        
        Cisapride [D02.241.223.100.050.500.644]
        
        Ethopabate [D02.241.223.100.050.500.645]
        
        Metoclopramide [D02.241.223.100.050.500.647]
        
        p-Aminohippuric Acid [D02.241.223.100.050.500.650]
        
        Procainamide [D02.241.223.100.050.500.875]
        
        Procaine [D02.241.223.100.050.500.906]
        
        Propoxycaine [D02.241.223.100.050.500.937]
        
        Tetracaine [D02.241.223.100.050.500.968]

Organic Chemicals [D02]
- Hydrocarbons [D02.455]
  - Hydrocarbons, Cyclic [D02.455.426]
    - Hydrocarbons, Aromatic [D02.455.426.559]
      - Benzene Derivatives [D02.455.426.559.389]
        
        Benzoates [D02.455.426.559.389.127]
        
        Aminobenzoates [D02.455.426.559.389.127.020]
        
        para-Aminobenzoates [D02.455.426.559.389.127.020.937]
        
        Acecainide [D02.455.426.559.389.127.020.937.625]
        
        4-Aminobenzoic Acid [D02.455.426.559.389.127.020.937.640]
        
        Aminosalicylic Acid [D02.455.426.559.389.127.020.937.642]
        
        Ethopabate [D02.455.426.559.389.127.020.937.645]
        
        Metoclopramide [D02.455.426.559.389.127.020.937.647]
        
        p-Aminohippuric Acid [D02.455.426.559.389.127.020.937.650]
        
        Benzocaine [D02.455.426.559.389.127.020.937.687]
        
        Cisapride [D02.455.426.559.389.127.020.937.700]
        
        Procainamide [D02.455.426.559.389.127.020.937.875]
        
        Procaine [D02.455.426.559.389.127.020.937.906]
        
        Propoxycaine [D02.455.426.559.389.127.020.937.937]
        
        Tetracaine [D02.455.426.559.389.127.020.937.968]

Tetracaine Preferred

Pontocaine Narrower

Tetrracaine Hydrochloride Narrower

Dicaine Narrower

Pantocaine Narrower

Ametop Narrower

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