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What is Benzonatate?

Benzonatate is an antitussive (cough suppressant) used to treat cough due to the common cold, bronchitis, pneumonia, or other lung infections.

Reported Purpose & Efficacy

Reasons and Efficacy
Purpose # of patients
# of patients with evaluations Efficacy
Major
Moderate
Slight
None
Can’t tell
Cough 11 3 Efficacy_major Efficacy_slight
Chronic Cough 3 1 Efficacy_moderate
Asthma 3 1 Efficacy_moderate
Churg Strauss Syndrome 1 0
Runny nose (rhinorrhea) 1 0
Dry cough 1 0

See all 9 patients currently taking Benzonatate

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Reported Side Effects

Side effects as an overall problem

Severe
 0
Moderate
 0
Mild
 1
None
 3

Commonly reported side effects, conditions, and hospitalizations associated with Benzonatate

Dizziness 1
Lightheadedness 1

Reported Dosages

  2 100mg as needed 1 other daily 100 mg daily 200 mg daily 300 mg daily 600 mg daily 800 mg daily
  1 Number of Patients: 1 1 Number of Patients: 1 3 Number of Patients: 3 1 Number of Patients: 1 2 Number of Patients: 2 1 Number of Patients: 1 1 Number of Patients: 1  

Reported Stop Reasons

Why Patients Stopped Taking Benzonatate (multiple reasons could be selected)
Reason # Patients Percentage of patients
Course of treatment ended 6   Course of treatment ended: 75%
Did not seem to work 1   Did not seem to work: 13%
Other 1   Other: 13%

See all 8 patients who’ve stopped taking Benzonatate

Reported Duration See details about how long patients take this treatment ▼

Currently Taking Benzonatate

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0-1 month 1-3 months 3-6 months 6 months-1year 1-2 years 2 years or more
0
0
0
0

Stopped Taking Benzonatate

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0-1 month 1-3 months 3-6 months 6 months-1year 1-2 years 2 years or more
0
0
0

Reported Adherence, Burden & Cost See details from patient evaluations ▼

Adherence

Taking treatment as prescribed

Adherence of Benzonatate

Always
 4 100%
Usually
 0 0%
Sometimes
 0 0%
Never
 0 0%

Burden

Difficulty being on treatment

Burden of Benzonatate

Very
 0 0%
Somewhat
 0 0%
A little
 0 0%
Not at all
 4 100%

Cost

Paid out of pocket

Cost of Benzonatate

$200+
 0 0%
$100-199
 0 0%
$50-99
 0 0%
$25-49
 1 33%
< $25
 2 67%

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Report created on May 26, 2012.