Calls to poison control centers reporting the ingestion of prescription cough medicine by children increased by 158% between 2010 and 2018, according to a study published FDA.
Calls to poison control centers in the United States reporting the ingestion of prescription cough medicine by children rose by 158% between 2010 and 2018, according to aThe study, published in the journal Pediatrics, found that pediatric poisonings involving the drug benzonatate, sold under the brand name Tessalon, have increased each year.Benzonatate is used as a cough relief for people ages 10 and older.
that the medication's safety and effectiveness for children under the age of 10 has not been established and that"accidental ingestion resulting in death has been reported" in children under 10. The signs and symptoms of an overdose of benzonatate may start as soon as 15 minutes after ingestion and may include choking, tremors and restlessness,The agency said convulsions, coma and cardiac arrest leading to death have been reported within one hour of ingesting benzonatate, which comes in capsule form.
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