What's in Orajel 4X Toothache and Gum
from sourceA medicine sold over the counter, without a prescription.
From the product's label on DailyMed from Church & Dwight Co., Inc., which lists 11 ingredients. MoleculeFinder matched 7 of them by their FDA UNII codes, 3 of those through the parent compound of the salt, hydrate or other form on the label. DailyMed label, version 2. 4 other ingredients are not MoleculeFinder molecules, so they are not listed here.
Active ingredients 2
- BenzocaineC9H11NO2
Active ingredient. Purpose on the label: Oral antiseptic, Oral pain reliever, Oral astringent from source
As a pure substance: LD50 3,040 mg/kg (rat, oral) from source
- MentholC10H20O
Active ingredient. Purpose on the label: Oral antiseptic, Oral pain reliever, Oral astringent (on the label as menthol, unspecified form) from source
As a pure substance: LD50 3,300 mg/kg (rat, oral) from source
Inactive ingredients 5
- Sorbic acidC6H8O2
Inactive ingredient from source
As a pure substance: LD50 10,500 mg/kg (rat, oral) from source
- SaccharinC7H5NO3S
Inactive ingredient (on the label as saccharin sodium) from source
As a pure substance: LD50 14,200 mg/kg (rat, oral) from source
- WaterH2O
Inactive ingredient from source
As a pure substance: LD50 25,000 mg/kg (mouse, iv) from source
- GlycyrrhizinC42H62O16
Inactive ingredient (on the label as ammonium glycyrrhizate) from source
- Raspberry ketoneC10H12O2
Inactive ingredient from source
As a pure substance: LD50 1,320 mg/kg (rat, oral) from source
Orajel 4X Toothache and Gum also lists benzalkonium chloride and zinc chloride as active ingredients; they are not yet in MoleculeFinder.
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