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Benzonatate

Benzonatate (/bɛnˈzoʊnəteɪt/), sold under the brand name Tessalon among others, is a medication that is used for the symptomatic relief of cough. Benzonatate is taken by mouth. Effects generally begin within 20 minutes and last between 3 and 8 hours.

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ATC code
R05DB01 (WHO)
CAS Number
32760-16-0 Y
ChEBI
CHEBI:3032 Y
ChEMBL
ChEMBL1374379 Y

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Benzonatate

Nodes113
Edges112
Triples108
Avg. degree1.98
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Benzonatate

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related to Brand names · 14
Benzonatate → Atley Pharmaceuticals, Exangit, Inc, It, Other, Pfizer, Tesalon, Tessalin, Tessalon, Tusical, Tusitato, Ventussin, Vertical Pharmaceuticals, Zonatuss
has effect · 7
Benzonatate → Central, Constipation, Ingestion, Isolated, PABA, Potential, Sedation
related to Children · 5
Benzonatate → Accidental, Chewing, Death, Safety, Signs
related to Improper use · 5
Benzonatate → Crushing, In, Rapid, There, This
related to Pharmacokinetics · 5
Benzonatate → BABA, BChE, Like, The, There
related to Economics · 4
Benzonatate → In, The, Throughout, United States
related to Hypersensitivity reactions · 4
Benzonatate → PABA, Procaine, Similarly, These
related to Pharmacodynamics · 4
Benzonatate → After, However, Similar, This
related to Society and culture · 4
Benzonatate → However, The, There, United States
is a · 3
Benzonatate → local anesthetic and voltage-gated sodium channel blocker, mixture of n-ethoxy compounds, potent voltage-gated sodium channel blocker

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cough local effects medication united states procaine tetracaine anesthetic anesthetics mouth medical reported symptoms capsule children overdose available capsules death

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SubjectPredicateObjectConfidenceSrc
Benzonatate3D model (JSmol)Interactive image1.00infobox
BenzonatateAHFS/Drugs.comMonograph1.00infobox
BenzonatateATC codeR05DB01 (WHO)1.00infobox
BenzonatateCAS Number32760-16-0 Y1.00infobox
BenzonatateChEBICHEBI:3032 Y1.00infobox
BenzonatateChEMBLChEMBL1374379 Y1.00infobox
BenzonatateChemSpider7413 Y1.00infobox
BenzonatateCompTox Dashboard (EPA)DTXSID90226551.00infobox
BenzonatateDrug classAntitussives; Local anesthetics; Sodium channel blockers1.00infobox
BenzonatateDrugBankDB00868 Y1.00infobox
BenzonatateDuration of action3–8 hours1.00infobox
BenzonatateECHA InfoCard100.002.9041.00infobox
BenzonatateElimination half-life1 hour[unreliable medical source?]1.00infobox
BenzonatateFormulaC30H53NO111.00infobox
BenzonatateIUPHAR/BPS76111.00infobox
BenzonatateKEGGD00242 Y1.00infobox
BenzonatateLegal statusUS: ℞-only1.00infobox
BenzonatateLicense dataUS DailyMed: Benzonatate1.00infobox
BenzonatateMedlinePlusa6826401.00infobox
BenzonatateMolar mass603.750 g·mol−11.00infobox
BenzonatateOnset of action15–20 minutes1.00infobox
BenzonatateOther namesBenzononatine; Egyt-13; KM-651.00infobox
BenzonatatePubChem CID76991.00infobox
BenzonatateRoutes of administrationBy mouth1.00infobox
BenzonatateTrade namesTessalon, others1.00infobox
BenzonatateUNII5P4DHS6ENR1.00infobox
Benzonatateis alocal anesthetic and voltage-gated sodium channel blocker0.90text
Benzonatateis apotent voltage-gated sodium channel blocker0.90text
Benzonatateis amixture of n-ethoxy compounds0.90text

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