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Other uses for this medicine. What special precautions should I follow? Before taking benzonatate, tell your doctor and pharmacist if you are allergic to benzonatate, procaine Novocain , tetracaine in Synera ,any other medications, or any of the ingredients in benzonatate capsules.
Ask your doctor or pharmacist for a list of ingredients. Your doctor may need to change the doses of your medications or monitor you carefully for side effects. If you become pregnant while taking benzonatate, call your doctor. Unless your doctor tells you otherwise, continue your normal diet. Benzonatate may cause side effects. Tell your doctor if any of these symptoms are severe or do not go away: nausea constipation drowsiness headache dizziness stuffy nose feeling chilly burning in the eyes Some side effects can be serious.
If you experience any of these symptoms, call your doctor immediately: rash or hives itching tightening of the throat difficulty breathing or swallowing numbness of the chest confusion hallucinations seeing or hearing things that do not exist Benzonatate may cause other side effects.
If benzonatate is taken accidentally, call for medical help immediately. Symptoms of overdose can occur rapidly within 15—20 minutes of taking medication and death in children has been reported within an hour. These symptoms may include the following: restlessness uncontrollable shaking of a part of the body confusion seizures unconsciousness. What other information should I know? Keep all appointments with your doctor.
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