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benzonatate

American  
[ben-zon-uh-teyt] / bɛnˈzɒn əˌteɪt /

noun

Pharmacology.

  1. a nonnarcotic substance, C 30 H 53 NO 11 , used as a cough suppressant.

Etymology

Origin of benzonatate

Perhaps benzo(ic acid) + (no)na(ethylene) + -t- (< ?) + -ate 3

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Tessalon is the brand under which the drug benzonatate is sold by a subsidiary of New York-based Forest Laboratories Inc. Generic versions are also on the market.

From Seattle Times

The FDA says that from 1982 through May of this year, there have been seven cases where children younger than 10 accidentally ingested benzonatate.

From Seattle Times

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