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	ID	DDInter185
	Drug Type	small molecule
	Molecular Formula	C30H53NO11
	Molecular Weight	603.742
	CAS Number	104-31-4
	Description	Benzonatate is an oral antitussive drug used in the relief and suppression of cough in patients older than ten years of age.[A5790] Currently, benzonatate is the only non-narcotic antitussive available as a prescription drug.[A189519] It works to reduce the activity of cough reflex by desensitizing the tissues of the lungs and pleura involved in the cough reflex. Benzonatate was approved by the FDA in 1958 under the market name Tessalon Perles.[A5790] Because its chemical structure resembles that of the anesthetic agents in the para-amino-benzoic acid class (such as [procaine] and [tetracaine]), benzonatate exhibits anesthetic or numbing action.[L11193] Although it not prone to drug misuse or abuse, benzonatate is associated with a risk for severe toxicity and overdose, especially in children.[A189513]
	ATC Classification	R05DB01
IUPAC Name	2,5,8,11,14,17,20,23,26-nonaoxaoctacosan-28-yl 4-(butylamino)benzoate
InChI	MAFMQEKGGFWBAB-UHFFFAOYSA-N
Canonical SMILES	CCCCNC1=CC=C(C=C1)C(=O)OCCOCCOCCOCCOCCOCCOCCOCCOCCOC
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