Benzonatate

Drug overview for BENZONATATE (benzonatate):

Generic name: BENZONATATE (ben-ZOE-na-tate)
Drug class: Antitussives
Therapeutic class:

Benzonatate is a local anesthetic antitussive agent.

No enhanced Uses information available for this drug.

DRUG IMAGES

BENZONATATE 100 MG CAPSULE
BENZONATATE 200 MG CAPSULE

The following indications for BENZONATATE (benzonatate) have been approved by the FDA:

Indications:
None.

Professional Synonyms:
None.

The following dosing information is available for BENZONATATE (benzonatate):

Dosing
Administration
Dosing Information
Generic

No enhanced Dosing information available for this drug.

Benzonatate is administered orally. Benzonatate liquid-filled capsules should be swallowed whole without chewing or dissolving in the mouth, since temporary local anesthesia of the oral mucosa, choking, or severe hypersensitivity reactions could occur; oropharyngeal anesthesia develops rapidly with such improper administration. However, such local administration has been employed to facilitate conscious intubation+. (See Uses.)

No dosing information available.

No generic dosing information available.

The following drug interaction information is available for BENZONATATE (benzonatate):

Contraindicated
Severe
Moderate

There are 0 contraindications.

There are 0 severe interactions.

There are 0 moderate interactions.

The following contraindication information is available for BENZONATATE (benzonatate):

Overview
Contraindicated
Severe
Moderate

Drug contraindication overview.

No enhanced Contraindications information available for this drug.

There are 0 contraindications.

There are 0 severe contraindications.

There are 0 moderate contraindications.

The following adverse reaction information is available for BENZONATATE (benzonatate):

Overview
Severe
Less Severe

Adverse reaction overview.

No enhanced Common Adverse Effects information available for this drug.

There are 0 severe adverse reactions.

There are 0 less severe adverse reactions.

The following precautions are available for BENZONATATE (benzonatate):

Pediatric
Pregnant
Lactation
Geriatric

No enhanced Pediatric Use information available for this drug.

Contraindicated

None

Severe Precaution

None

Management or Monitoring Precaution

None

No enhanced Pregnancy information available for this drug.

No enhanced Lactation information available for this drug.

Precaution Exists
Precaution exists. (No data or inconclusive human data.) Use of this drug by breast feeding mothers should be evaluated carefully.

Drug Name	Excretion Potential	Effect on Infant	Notes
Benzonatate	Unknown. It is unknown whether the drug is excreted in human breast milk.	It is not known whether this drug has an adverse effect on the nursing infant. (No data or inconclusive human data)	Insufficient human data available

No enhanced Geriatric Use information available for this drug.