Moffett's solution is a mixture of
adrenaline,
sodium bicarbonate and
cocaine
Cocaine is a tropane alkaloid and central nervous system stimulant, derived primarily from the leaves of two South American coca plants, ''Erythroxylum coca'' and ''Erythroxylum novogranatense, E. novogranatense'', which are cultivated a ...
that is used to provide
topical analgesia and
vasoconstriction during
ear, nose, and throat surgery
Surgery is a medical specialty that uses manual and instrumental techniques to diagnose or treat pathological conditions (e.g., trauma, disease, injury, malignancy), to alter bodily functions (e.g., malabsorption created by bariatric surgery s ...
, especially for operations on the
nose.
References
Analgesics
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