Benzalkonium chloride/lidocaine

{{short description|Topically applied first-aid antiseptic and anesthetic}}

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| tradename = Bactine, others

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Benzalkonium chloride/lidocaine (trade name Bactine among others) is an antiseptic, first-aid treatment distributed by Wellspring Pharmaceutical Corporation. Bactine was developed in 1947 and first marketed in 1950 by Miles Laboratories. It is a topically applied first aid liquid with active ingredients benzalkonium chloride (an antiseptic) and lidocaine (a topical anaesthetic). As an antiseptic, Bactine can help to prevent infections, while the topical anesthetic in Bactine serves to numb the surface of a body part and temporarily relieve pain and itching on the skin.{{cite web |title= Bactine FAQ's |url=http://www.bactine.com/bactinefaq.htm |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160126064112/http://www.bactine.com/bactinefaq.htm |archive-date=26 January 2016 |department=Bactine.com |publisher=Bayer HealthCare |date=2014 |access-date=5 August 2019}}

Bactine was introduced in an article in the May 14, 1950, issue of the Sunday newspaper supplement Parade magazine, where an article noted that "Sometime in the next two weeks you may be able to buy what promises to be one of the most useful antiseptics ever put in your medicine chest."{{cite magazine | vauthors = Galton L |date=14 May 1950 |title=A Germ-killer for Your Home |url=https://www.newspapers.com/newspage/12015919/ |magazine=Parade |via=the Salt Lake Tribune (Salt Lake City UT) and Newspapers.com |access-date=5 August 2019 |url-access=subscription}}

Originated by Miles Laboratories,{{Cite book | vauthors = Cox J |year=2008 |title=Sold on Radio: Advertisers in the Golden Age of Broadcasting |url=https://books.google.com/books?id=RwVkMMLqMdkC |chapter=Miles Laboratories, Inc. |chapter-url=https://books.google.com/books?id=RwVkMMLqMdkC&pg=PA203 |location=Jefferson, N.C. |publisher=McFarland & Company |isbn=9780786451760 |oclc=1058520112 |page=203 |access-date=5 August 2019}}{{Cite news | vauthors = Lazarus G |date=25 July 1986 |title=Miles Undergoing Change of Name |url=https://www.chicagotribune.com/news/ct-xpm-1986-07-25-8602230522-story.html |work=Chicago Tribune |access-date=5 August 2019}} Bayer continued to produce Bactine after it acquired Miles in 1995.{{Cite web |url=http://adage.com/article/adage-encyclopedia/miles-laboratories/98776/ |title=Miles Laboratories | date = 15 September 2003 | work = Advertising Age |access-date=2017-09-19 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170504081811/http://adage.com/article/adage-encyclopedia/miles-laboratories/98776/ |archive-date=2017-05-04 |url-status=dead }} Bactine was acquired from Bayer by Wellspring in 2015.{{Cite web |title=Company Overview of Bayer HealthCare, LLC, Bactine |url=https://www.bloomberg.com/research/stocks/private/snapshot.asp?privcapId=320465947 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190806071710/https://webcache.googleusercontent.com/search?q=cache%3Ahttps%3A%2F%2Fwww.bloomberg.com%2Fresearch%2Fstocks%2Fprivate%2Fsnapshot.asp%3FprivcapId%3D320465947 |archive-date=6 August 2019 |url-status=dead |publisher=Bloomberg L.P. |access-date=6 August 2019 }}{{cite press release |title=WellSpring Pharmaceutical Corporation Acquires Bactine®, the Highly Trusted First Aid Antiseptic Brand |url=https://www.sawayapartners.com/wellspring-pharmaceutical-corporation-acquires-bactine-the-highly-trusted-first-aid-antiseptic-brand/ |date=December 17, 2015 |agency=PR Newswire |publisher=Sawaya Partners |access-date=5 August 2019}}