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| Trade names | Sucrets |
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| Routes of administration | Lozenge |
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| Formula | C18H27NO2 |
| Molar mass | 289.419g·mol−1 |
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Dyclonine(Dyclocaine) is an oralanaestheticthat is the active ingredient ofSucrets,anover-the-counterthroat lozenge.[1]It is also found in some varieties of theCepacolsore throatspray. It is a local anesthetic, used topically as the hydrochloride salt.[2]
History
[edit]The product Sucrets was introduced inBaltimore, Maryland,bySharp & Dohmein 1932.[3]
In 1966 theFederal Trade CommissionorderedMerck and Companyto discontinue thefalse claimsof germ-killing and pain-relieving properties for its Sucrets and Children's Sucrets throat lozenges.[4]In 1977, it was acquired byBeecham,later merging withSmithKline Beckmanin 1989 to form SmithKline Beecham. By 1994 the brand switched from a metal container to aplastic container.[3] SmithKline Beecham, after announcing a merger with GlaxoWellcome to formGlaxoSmithKline,sold the brand in 2000 toInsight Pharmaceuticals.In 2011, Sucrets reintroduced their product back into the familiar tin due to popular demand and nostalgia.
See also
[edit]References
[edit]- ^Janice Jorgensen (1994)."Sucrets".Encyclopedia of Consumer Brands: Personal products.St. James Press.ISBN9781558623378.Retrieved2011-09-24.
- ^Gargiulo AV, Burns GM, Huck CP (1992). "Dyclonine hydrochloride--a topical agent for managing pain".Illinois Dental Journal.61(4): 303–4.PMID1286862.
- ^ab"The Sucrets tin joins the age of plastics".USA Today.July 19, 1994. Archived fromthe originalon 2017-08-22.Retrieved2011-09-24.
- ^"F.T.C. Bids Merck Halt Claims That Lozenges Will Kill Germs".The New York Times.Associated Press.April 19, 1966.Retrieved2011-09-24.
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