local anaesthetic
Tetracaine
Numbs an area of the body (local anaesthesia). This molecule appears in 76 of the medicines we have indexed.
Do you need a supplement? No.
No supplement is warranted with this treatment. A varied diet remains the foundation.
Do you also take another treatment?
By the Layer Nutrition editorial teamHow the atlas classifies the 664 molecules
- Class
- local anaesthetic
- Indexed medicines
- 76
- Our answer
- Nothing to add
- Updated
- October 2026
What this medicine is for
Pharmacologically, this molecule belongs to the “local anesthetic” category. A local anesthetic temporarily numbs a specific area of the body, without putting the person to sleep.
In practice: Numbs an area of the body (local anaesthesia). Its use is generally limited in time and adjusted to the situation.
The name on your box may be here.
These names come from the public registers of 32 countries: the ANSM for France, the AEMPS for Spain, the AIFA for Italy, the HPRA for Ireland, Swissmedic for Switzerland, and the European Medicines Agency for the others.
Most widespread
- AMETOP
- MINIMS TETRACAINE CHLORHYDRATE BAUSCH + LOMB IRELAND LIMITED
- ANETHAINE
- LUBRISTESIC
- MINIMS
- TETRAKAIN BAUSCH & LOMB
- TETRAKAIN MINIMS BAUSCH + LOMB IRELAND LIMITED
- TRUTEST
- PLIAGLIS
- RAPYDAN
- TRUE TEST
- CESSOLUTE
No name matches.
See all names, country by countryHide the list by country
France8
- CANTALENE
- DRILL
- ELUDRIL
- OTYLOL
- DRILL MIEL CITRON SANS SUCRE
- DRILL SANS SUCRE
- DRILL SANS SUCRE ANIS MENTHE
- TETRACAINE
Germany4
- PLIAGLIS
- RAPYDAN
- TRUE TEST
- TETRACAIN-HCL SMARTPRACTICE EUROPE
Spain6
- LUBRISTESIC
- TRUTEST
- COLIROFTA ANESTESICO
- RESORBORINA SOLUCIÓN BUCOFARÍNGEA
- COLIROFTA ANESTESICO DOBLE
- TETRACAINA LAINCO
Italy2
- PLIAGLIS
- RUSCOROID
United Kingdom7
- AMETOP
- ANETHAINE
- MINIMS TETRACAINE HYDROCHLORIDE BAUSCH & LOMB UK
- PLIAGLIS
- RAPYDAN
- TRUE TEST
- TETRACAINE HYDROCHLORIDE MINIMS BAUSCH & LOMB UK
Ireland3
- AMETOP
- MINIMS TETRACAINE HYDROCHLORIDE
- PLIAGLIS
Switzerland2
- TRUE TEST
- TETRACAINE
Austria2
- PLIAGLIS
- RAPYDAN
Belgium5
- MINIMS TETRACAINE CHLORHYDRATE BAUSCH + LOMB IRELAND LIMITED
- MINIMS TETRACAINEHYDROCHLORIDE BAUSCH + LOMB IRELAND LIMITED
- MINIMS TETRACAINHYDROCHLORID BAUSCH + LOMB IRELAND LIMITED
- PLIAGLIS
- RAPYDAN
Bulgaria1
- ПЛИАГЛИС
Denmark3
- PLIAPEL
- RALYDAN
- TRUE TEST
Greece2
- PLIAGLIS
- TETRACAINE HYDROCHLORIDE COOPER
Hungary1
- PLIAPEEL
Latvia1
- CESSOLUTE
Lithuania1
- CESSOLUTE
Luxembourg4
- MINIMS
- PLIAGLIS
- RAPYDAN
- MINIMS TETRACAINE CHLORHYDRATE BAUSCH + LOMB IRELAND LIMITED
Norway3
- TETRAKAIN MINIMS BAUSCH + LOMB IRELAND LIMITED
- PLIAPEL
- RAPYDAN
Netherlands5
- MINIMS TETRACAINEHYDROCHLORIDE
- PLIAGLIS
- RAPYDAN
- TRUE TEST
- TETRACAÏNEHYDROCHLORIDE MINIMS BAUSCH + LOMB IRELAND
Poland2
- PLIAGLIS
- TRUE TEST
Portugal7
- ANUCET
- DRILL
- HEMOFISSURAL
- PLIAGLIS
- TRUETEST
- DRILL MEL E LIMÃO SEM AÇÚCAR
- DRILL SEM AÇÚCAR
Slovakia2
- PLIAGLIS
- TRUE TEST
Sweden3
- TETRAKAIN BAUSCH & LOMB
- MEKOSTEST
- RAPYDAN
Czechia2
- EPITEST
- PLIAGLIS
One answer out of three.
The atlas gives each molecule one of these three answers. Most call for nothing.
- Our formula31 molecules
- An active ingredient to consider59 molecules
- Nothing to add574 moleculesincluding this one
In the same family
- Lidocaine, 1,203 indexed medicines, Nothing to add
- Prilocaine, 144 indexed medicines, Nothing to add
- Lidocaine (hydrochloride), 1,203 indexed medicines, Nothing to add
- Articaine, 160 indexed medicines, Nothing to add
- Ropivacaine, 120 indexed medicines, Nothing to add
- Pramocaine, 6 indexed medicines, Nothing to add
Do you also take another treatment?
Type the name written on the box. The atlas gives you its answer.
For example Panadol, Doliprane or paracetamol.