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Author: Admin | 2025-04-28
Read the package inserts carefully to understand dosing instructions. Talk to your doctor or pharmacist about any side effects experienced after use of prescription or over the counter medications. Keep benzonatate and all other prescription and over the counter medications out of reach of children. This Really Happened Case 1: Following the advice of her grandmother, a 46-year-old woman applied the liquid contents of a benzonatate capsule into her right eye to treat ocular irritation. She experienced immediate relief of the eye irritation and continued to apply the liquid to her right eye for the next few days for continued relief. She experienced blurred vision and worsening eye pain and presented to an Emergency Department where she was diagnosed with a corneal abrasion. She was advised to stop use of benzonatate in her eye, and she was prescribed antibiotics and eye drops to heal the ocular damage. Her symptoms gradually resolved over the next few days.Case 2: A 17-year-old girl collapsed at home, 1-2 hours after consuming at least 10 benzonatate capsules after an argument with her mother. Her family called 911, and when first responders arrived the girl was in cardiac arrest. The first responders started CPR and inserted a breathing tube, and the patient was taken to a hospital where she was admitted to the Intensive Care Unit for further treatment. She remained in the hospital for several weeks for treatment of brain damage, including blindness and memory difficulties related to the overdose.
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