The number of kids unintentionally ingesting a cough medicine has risen in recent years, a study suggests. Most of the cases of unintentional overdose involved kids younger than 5 years of age, the ...

The Food and Drug Administration is warning that a lesser-known prescription cough medication, called benzonatate, is finding its way into kids' hands — and sending them to the hospital. It's causing ...

The number child poisoning cases caused each year by benzonatate, a prescription cough medication, has risen significantly since 2010, according to an analysis by the U.S. Food and Drug Administration ...

Benzonatate is prescribed to relieve coughing. It's a generic medication and is available as the brand-name drug Tessalon. It comes as an oral capsule. The cost of benzonatate can vary, but savings ...

FDA researchers analyzed data on benzonatate, a type of cough medicine. Parents and medical providers are being called on to be careful with prescription cough medication as overdoses among children ...

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Children over age of 10 and Adults- The usual dose is a 100-milligram perle 3 times per day, as needed. The maximum dose is 600 milligrams, or 6 perles, a day.

Benzonatate is a cough suppressant available by prescription as a generic medication or under the brand Tessalon. It is chemically related to medicines used as local anesthetics and works by numbing ...

Review the side-effects of Benzonatate as documented in medical literature. The term "side effects" refers to unintended effects that can occur as a result of taking the medication. In majority of the ...