MFDS suspends use of products containing 'benzocaine' on children less than 24 months old

The Ministry of Health and Welfare announced on the 28^th that the ministry would send a safety letter containing articles about prohibiting using medicinal drugs with benzocaine, local anesthetic, on children and infants who are less than 24 months.

The measure is a follow-up of the U.S. FDA which has already prohibited use of the substance which might cause life-threatening ‘methemoglbinemia’...