Why coughs can linger long after you recover from an illness
When was the last time you walked into a public space and didn’t hear someone coughing? After three years of flinching at the sound, it can be disarming to hear so many people coughing – and embarrassing if it’s you. But take heart in knowing that you’re not alone. A long-lasting cough following…#chemical #reflux #clinicians #benzonatate #tessalonperles #google #creativecommons (Source: Reuters: Health)
Source: Reuters: Health - February 13, 2023 Category: Consumer Health News Source Type: news

Recent Increase Seen in Pediatric Benzonatate Exposure
77 percent of the cases of pediatric exposure reported to U.S. poison control centers were for unintentional exposure (Source: The Doctors Lounge - Psychiatry)
Source: The Doctors Lounge - Psychiatry - November 15, 2022 Category: Psychiatry Tags: Family Medicine, Internal Medicine, Emergency Medicine, Nursing, Pediatrics, Pharmacy, Psychiatry, Journal, Source Type: news

Recent Increase Seen in Pediatric Benzonatate Exposure
TUESDAY, Nov. 15, 2022 -- Pediatric benzonatate prescription utilization has increased recently, as have cases involving intentional benzonatate exposure, according to a study published online Nov. 15 in Pediatrics. Ivone Kim, M.D., from the U.S.... (Source: Drugs.com - Daily MedNews)
Source: Drugs.com - Daily MedNews - November 15, 2022 Category: General Medicine Source Type: news

More U.S. Kids Are Heading to ERs After Drinking Cough Suppressant
Health officials report an increasing number of young children are showing up in emergency rooms after accidentally ingesting the cough suppressant benzonatate. (Source: WebMD Health)
Source: WebMD Health - November 15, 2022 Category: Consumer Health News Source Type: news

More U.S. Kids Are Heading to ERs After Drinking Cough Suppressant
TUESDAY, Nov. 15, 2022 -- Increasing numbers of young children are showing up in emergency rooms after accidentally ingesting the cough suppressant benzonatate, U.S. health officials reported Tuesday. Benzonatate is a non-narcotic cough suppressant... (Source: Drugs.com - Daily MedNews)
Source: Drugs.com - Daily MedNews - November 15, 2022 Category: General Medicine Source Type: news

Zonatuss (Benzonatate Capsules, USP 150 mg) - updated on RxList
(Source: RxList - New and Updated Drug Monographs)
Source: RxList - New and Updated Drug Monographs - December 15, 2021 Category: Drugs & Pharmacology Source Type: news

A description of the clinical course of severe benzonatate poisonings reported in the literature and to NPDS: a systematic review supplemented with NPDS cases - Minhaj FS, Leonard JB.
BACKGROUND: Benzonatate is a commonly prescribed medication that can be lethal in acute overdose of a small number of capsules. OBJECTIVE: This was a systematic review to describe the course of severe poisoning and deaths from benzonatate supplemen... (Source: SafetyLit)
Source: SafetyLit - July 8, 2021 Category: International Medicine & Public Health Tags: Economics of Injury and Safety, PTSD, Injury Outcomes Source Type: news

Impact of a drug safety communication on the severity of benzonatate exposures reported to poison centers - Leonard JB, Seung H, Klein-Schwartz W.
PURPOSE: Identify if publication of the 2010 drug safety communication (DSC) regarding benzonatate was associated with a decrease in the incidence of severe benzonatate poisonings reported to United States poison centers. METHODS: This retrospective da... (Source: SafetyLit)
Source: SafetyLit - September 25, 2020 Category: International Medicine & Public Health Tags: Alcohol and Other Drugs Source Type: news

FDA Drug Safety Communication: Death resulting from overdose after accidental ingestion of Tessalon (benzonatate) by children under 10 years of age
(Source: FDA Center for Drug Evaluation and Research - What's New)
Source: FDA Center for Drug Evaluation and Research - What's New - August 3, 2017 Category: Drugs & Pharmacology Source Type: news

Benzonatate (Benzonatate Softgels) - updated on RxList
(Source: RxList - New and Updated Drug Monographs)
Source: RxList - New and Updated Drug Monographs - October 3, 2016 Category: Drugs & Pharmacology Source Type: news

Tessalon (Benzonatate Capsules) - updated on RxList
(Source: RxList - New and Updated Drug Monographs)
Source: RxList - New and Updated Drug Monographs - September 12, 2016 Category: Drugs & Pharmacology Source Type: news

FDA Drug Safety Communication: Death resulting from overdose after accidental ingestion of Tessalon (benzonatate) by children under 10 years of age
(Source: FDA Center for Drug Evaluation and Research - What's New)
Source: FDA Center for Drug Evaluation and Research - What's New - March 11, 2016 Category: Drugs & Pharmacology Source Type: news

Strides Arcolab gets USFDA nod for Benzonatate capsules
The product will be manufactured at the company's oral dosage facility at Bengaluru and marketed by the company in the US, it added. (Source: The Economic Times Healthcare and Biotech News)
Source: The Economic Times Healthcare and Biotech News - July 31, 2015 Category: Pharmaceuticals Source Type: news

Cadila Healthcare recalls 19,536 bottles of cough treatment drug in US
Drug firm Cadila is voluntarily recalling 19,536 bottles of benzonatate capsules, used to treat coughs, in the US due to "wet and/or leaking capsules". (Source: The Economic Times Healthcare and Biotech News)
Source: The Economic Times Healthcare and Biotech News - January 8, 2015 Category: Pharmaceuticals Source Type: news

Tessalon (Benzonatate Capsules) - updated on RxList
(Source: RxList - New and Updated Drug Monographs)
Source: RxList - New and Updated Drug Monographs - October 30, 2014 Category: Drugs & Pharmacology Source Type: news