Recalls and Safety Alerts: Advisory on Benzocaine Sprays and Methemoglobinemia
Published by Food and Drug Adminstration (FDA): Patient Safety March 31st, 2006 in Patient Safety, Regulatory AffairsFDA recently issued a Public Health Advisory to remind health care professionals that the overuse of benzocaine anesthetic sprays can cause methemoglobinemia, a potentially life-threatening condition that can result in cyanosis, confusion, hemodynami…