Last update March 20, 2019
Limited compatibility
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Benzonatate is also known as
Benzonatate in other languages or writings:
Main tradenames from several countries containing Benzonatate in its composition:
Variable | Value | Unit |
---|---|---|
Oral Bioavail. | 90 | % |
Molecular weight | 603 | daltons |
Tmax | 0.3 | hours |
T½ | 3 - 8 | hours |
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Non-narcotic cough suppressant which is similar to the lclc anesthetic Tetracaine.
Oral administration in three daily doses
At latest update no published data on excretion into breast milk were found.
A product without well known pharmacokinetics (Bishop 2017) that has caused serious poisoning in children and adults after oral ingestion (Bishop 2017, McLawhorn 2013, Timan 2012, Cohen 2011, FDA 2010, Winter 2010, Crouch 1998, Cohan 1986).
The scarcity of known pharmacokinetic data does not allow to predict the possible transfer into breastmilk,
Until there is more published data on this drug in relation to breastfeeding, safer known alternatives may be preferable, especially during the neonatal period and in cases of prematurity.