BENZONATATE 100 mg Capsule, 100-count
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🆔 Identity & classification
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🏷️ RxNorm drug class
This medicine belongs to the Non-narcotic Antitussive class.
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🏭 Manufacturer & labeler
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🩺 Clinical
Benzonatate is used to relieve cough. Benzonatate is in a class of medications called antitussives (cough suppressants). It works by reducing the cough reflex in the lungs and air passages.
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🧪 Inactive Ingredients / Excipients
Inactive ingredients, also called excipients, are components of the drug product other than the active ingredient. They may include fillers, dyes, coatings, preservatives, flavors, or other formulation ingredients.
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A synthetic yellow dye used to color medicines. It helps make tablets, capsules, and liquids visually distinct so patients can easily identify their medication.
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Gelatin is a protein derived from animal collagen, commonly used in medicines as a gelling agent and capsule material. It helps create soft or hard capsule shells that hold and release medication, and can also thicken liquid formulations.
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Glycerin is a clear, thick liquid derived from plant oils or fats. It acts as a humectant to retain moisture, a sweetener, and a solvent in medications.
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Isopropyl alcohol is a clear liquid solvent derived from petroleum. In medicines, it dissolves active ingredients and other components, helps the product flow smoothly, and aids in sterilization during manufacturing.
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Methylparaben is a preservative derived from benzoic acid that prevents growth of bacteria, fungi, and mold in medicines. It extends the product's shelf life and maintains safety during storage.
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Propylene glycol is a clear liquid derived from petroleum or vegetable sources. It acts as a solvent, humectant, and preservative in medicines, helping dissolve active ingredients and maintain product stability.
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Propylparaben is a chemical preservative used to prevent bacterial and fungal growth in medicines and personal care products. It helps extend shelf life and maintain product safety during storage.
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Shellac is a natural resin secreted by the lac beetle. It's used as a coating on tablets and capsules to control how quickly the medicine dissolves and to improve appearance and stability.
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A detergent and foaming agent derived from coconut or palm oil. In medications, it helps break down and mix oil and water-based ingredients, aids in tablet disintegration, and improves how the drug dissolves and spreads in the mouth or digestive system.
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Titanium dioxide is a bright white mineral powder commonly used as a colorant and opacifying agent. It makes pills and tablets white or lighter in color and helps make coatings non-transparent.
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Water is a liquid solvent that dissolves and mixes ingredients together in liquid medicines, syrups, and injections. It helps distribute the active drug evenly throughout the product.
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💲 Pricing
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| Price system | Per ea | Per package |
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| Retail pharmacies payNADAC · weekly | $0.069 | $6.88 / 100 capsules |
| Medicaid paysCMS SDUD · 12 mo | $0.3741 | $37.41 / 100 capsules |
| Medicare drug plans payPart D · quarterly | No Part D plan price is available for this NDC in our data. | |
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🔁 Therapeutic equivalents
| Product | Labeler | Pack | NADAC/unit | TE | Status | Price vs. this |
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| Benzonatate 100 mg 00904-6564-60 | Major | 100 capsules | $0.069 | AA | Availability likely | — |
| Benzonatate 100 mg 00904-7153-61 | Major | 100 capsules | $0.069 | AA | Availability likely | — |
| Benzonatate 100 mg 23155-0898-01 | Heritage | 100 capsules | $0.069 | AA | Availability likely | — |
| Benzonatate 100 mg 31722-0956-01 | Camber | 100 capsules | $0.069 | AA | Availability likely | — |
| Benzonatate 100 mg 42806-0714-01 | Epic | 100 capsules | $0.069 | AA | Availability likely | — |
| Benzonatate 100 mg 62135-0440-31 | Chartwell | 300 capsules | $0.069 | AA | Availability likely | — |
| Benzonatate 100 mgthis 64380-0712-06 | Strides | 100 capsules | $0.069 | AA | Availability likely | — |
| Benzonatate 100 mg 64980-0634-01 | Rising | 100 capsules | $0.069 | AA | Availability likely | — |
| Benzonatate 100 mg 67877-0573-01 | Ascend | 100 capsules | $0.069 | AA | Availability likely | — |
| Benzonatate 100 mg 68084-0214-01 | American | 100 capsules | $0.069 | AA | Availability likely | — |
| Benzonatate 100 mg 68382-0247-01 | Zydus | 100 capsules | $0.069 | AA | Availability likely | — |
| Benzonatate 100 mg 69452-0143-20 | Bionpharma | 100 capsules | $0.069 | AA | Availability likely | — |
| Benzonatate 100 mg 51224-0010-50 | TAGI | 100 capsules | $0.083 | AA | FDA listed | +21% |
| Benzonatate 100 mg 00615-8403-39 | NCS | 30 capsules | — | AA | FDA listed | — |
| Benzonatate 100 mg 25000-0002-03 | MARKSANS | 30 capsules | — | AA | FDA listed | — |
| Benzonatate 100 mg 42291-0091-01 | AvKARE | 100 capsules | — | AA | FDA listed | — |
| Benzonatate 100 mg 49483-0946-01 | TIME | 100 capsules | — | AA | FDA listed | — |
| Benzonatate 100 mg 50090-4968-00 | A-S | 15 capsules | — | AA | FDA listed | — |
| Benzonatate 100 mg 50090-4969-00 | A-S | 20 capsules | — | AA | FDA listed | — |
| Benzonatate 100 mg 50090-5409-00 | A-S | 20 capsules | — | AA | FDA listed | — |
| Benzonatate 100 mg 50090-5986-00 | A-S | 15 capsules | — | AA | FDA listed | — |
| Benzonatate 100 mg 50090-6387-00 | A-S | 20 capsules | — | AA | FDA listed | — |
| Benzonatate 100 mg 50090-6850-00 | A-S | 15 capsules | — | AA | FDA listed | — |
| Benzonatate 100 mg 51655-0754-20 | Northwind | 20 capsules | — | AA | FDA listed | — |
| Benzonatate 100 mg 55154-3372-00 | Cardinal | 10 capsules | — | AA | FDA listed | — |
| Benzonatate 100 mg 60429-0927-01 | Golden | 100 capsules | — | AA | FDA listed | — |
| Benzonatate 100 mg 60760-0700-30 | St. | 30 capsules | — | AA | FDA listed | — |
| Benzonatate 100 mg 60760-0869-15 | St. | 15 capsules | — | AA | FDA listed | — |
| Benzonatate 100 mg 61919-0400-20 | DIRECT | 20 capsules | — | AA | FDA listed | — |
| Benzonatate 100 mg 63187-0076-14 | Proficient | 14 capsules | — | AA | FDA listed | — |
| Benzonatate 100 mg 63187-0799-14 | Proficient | 14 capsules | — | AA | FDA listed | — |
| benzonatate 100 mg 63187-0928-10 | Proficient | 10 capsules | — | AA | FDA listed | — |
| Benzonatate 100 mg 63629-2473-01 | Bryant | 500 capsules | — | AA | FDA listed | — |
| Benzonatate 100 mg 63629-2474-01 | Bryant | 100 capsules | — | AA | FDA listed | — |
| Benzonatate 100 mg 63629-9189-01 | Bryant | 500 capsules | — | AA | FDA listed | — |
| Benzonatate 100 mg 65162-0536-10 | Amneal | 100 capsules | — | AA | FDA listed | — |
| Benzonatate 100 mg 65841-0614-01 | Zydus | 100 capsules | — | AA | FDA listed | — |
| Benzonatate 100 mg 67046-1484-03 | Coupler | 30 capsules | — | AA | FDA listed | — |
| Benzonatate 100 mg 67046-1629-03 | Coupler | 30 capsules | — | AA | FDA listed | — |
| Benzonatate 100 mg 67296-2194-01 | Redpharm | 15 capsules | — | AA | FDA listed | — |
| Benzonatate 100 mg 67296-2207-01 | Redpharm | 15 capsules | — | AA | FDA listed | — |
| Benzonatate 100 mg 68071-5083-03 | NuCare | 30 capsules | — | AA | FDA listed | — |
| Benzonatate 100 mg 68071-5105-04 | NuCare | 4 capsules | — | AA | FDA listed | — |
| Benzonatate 100 mg 68071-5156-02 | NuCare | 20 capsules | — | AA | FDA listed | — |
| Benzonatate 100 mg 68071-5223-04 | NuCare | 4 capsules | — | AA | FDA listed | — |
| Benzonatate 100 mg 68094-0798-50 | Precision | 100 capsules | — | AA | FDA listed | — |
| Benzonatate 100 mg 68788-7607-00 | Preferred | 9 capsules | — | AA | FDA listed | — |
| Benzonatate 100 mg 70518-2873-00 | REMEDYREPACK | 10 capsules | — | AA | FDA listed | — |
| Benzonatate 100 mg 70518-4558-00 | REMEDYREPACK | 30 capsules | — | AA | FDA listed | — |
| Benzonatate 100 mg 71205-0067-10 | Proficient | 10 capsules | — | AA | FDA listed | — |
| Benzonatate 100 mg 71205-0632-10 | Proficient | 10 capsules | — | AA | FDA listed | — |
| Benzonatate 100 mg 71205-0699-10 | Proficient | 10 capsules | — | AA | FDA listed | — |
| Benzonatate 100 mg 71205-0853-00 | Proficient | 100 capsules | — | AA | FDA listed | — |
| benzonatate 100 mg 71205-0971-00 | Proficient | 100 capsules | — | AA | FDA listed | — |
| Benzonatate 100 mg 71335-0091-00 | Bryant | 10 capsules | — | AA | FDA listed | — |
| benzonatate 100 mg 71335-0688-00 | Bryant | 10 capsules | — | AA | FDA listed | — |
| benzonatate 100 mg 71335-1329-00 | Bryant | 10 capsules | — | AA | FDA listed | — |
| Benzonatate 100 mg 71335-1544-00 | Bryant | 10 capsules | — | AA | FDA listed | — |
| Benzonatate 100 mg 71335-1927-00 | Bryant | 10 capsules | — | AA | FDA listed | — |
| Benzonatate 100 mg 71335-1968-00 | Bryant | 10 capsules | — | AA | FDA listed | — |
| Benzonatate 100 mg 71335-2672-01 | Bryant | 500 capsules | — | AA | FDA listed | — |
| Benzonatate 100 mg 71335-3068-00 | Bryant | 10 capsules | — | AA | FDA listed | — |
| Benzonatate 100 mg 71610-0692-30 | Aphena | 30 capsules | — | AA | FDA listed | — |
| Benzonatate 100 mg 72162-1561-01 | Bryant | 100 capsules | — | AA | FDA listed | — |
| Benzonatate 100 mg 72189-0194-20 | DIRECT | 20 capsules | — | AA | FDA listed | — |
| Benzonatate 100 mg 72789-0230-06 | PD-Rx | 6 capsules | — | AA | FDA listed | — |
| Benzonatate 100 mg 72789-0231-15 | PD-Rx | 15 capsules | — | AA | FDA listed | — |
| Benzonatate 100 mg 72865-0117-01 | XLCare | 100 capsules | — | AA | FDA listed | — |
| Benzonatate 100 mg 76420-0803-01 | Asclemed | 100 capsules | — | AA | FDA listed | — |
| Benzonatate 100 mg 85766-0066-01 | Sportpharm | 100 capsules | — | AA | FDA listed | — |
| Benzonatate 100 mg 85766-0089-01 | Sportpharm | 100 capsules | — | AA | FDA listed | — |
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⏳ Availability & generic status
This product is an FDA-approved generic. Other versions of the same drug are listed under Therapeutic equivalents, least expensive first.
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🗺️ Medicaid utilization & spend
💊 Medicaid utilization by pack size
📊 Medicare Part D spend CMS · PART D · 2026 (Q1)
📦 Packaging — all sizes for this product
| Package NDC | Description | Per unit | Per pack | Marketing start | Status |
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| 64380-0712-06 You're viewing this | 100 CAPSULE in 1 CONTAINER (64380-712-06) | $0.0688 / ea | $6.88 | 2016-12-10 | Active |
| 64380-0712-07 | 500 CAPSULE in 1 BOTTLE (64380-712-07) | $0.0688 / ea | $34.39 | 2016-12-13 | Active |
You're viewing the smallest of 2 pack sizes for this product.
This pack has the lowest per-ea cost of the 2 priced pack sizes ($0.0688 NADAC).
This pack accounts for about 10% of this product's recent Medicaid fills; most go to the 500 capsules pack. See all packs ↓
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What quantity is in NDC 64380-0712-06?
What is the difference between NDC 64380-0712-06 and NDC 64380-0712-07?
What NDC number is used to bill for this package of BENZONATATE 100 mg Capsule?
Prices are the latest CMS NADAC pharmacy acquisition cost per NDC; per-pack figures are per-unit × pack quantity, shown only when the pack is denominated in the same measure NADAC prices.
📄 Full prescribing information FDA SPL
🎯 Indications and Usage ▾
INDICATIONS AND USAGE Benzonatate capsules USP are indicated for the symptomatic relief of cough.
⏱️ Dosage and Administration ▾
DOSAGE AND ADMINISTRATION Adults and Children over 10 years of age: Usual dose is one 100 mg or 200 mg capsule three times a day as needed for cough. If necessary to control cough, up to 600 mg daily in three divided doses may be given. Benzonatate capsules USP should be swallowed whole . Benzonatate capsules USP are not to be broken, chewed, dissolved, cut or crushed.
⛔ Contraindications ▾
CONTRAINDICATIONS Hypersensitivity to benzonatate or related compounds.
⚠️ Warnings ▾
WARNINGS Hypersensitivity Severe hypersensitivity reactions (including bronchospasm, laryngospasm and cardiovascular collapse) have been reported which are possibly related to local anesthesia from sucking or chewing the capsule instead of swallowing it. Severe reactions have required intervention with vasopressor agents and supportive measures. Psychiatric Effects Isolated instances of bizarre behavior, including mental confusion and visual hallucinations, have also been reported in patients taking benzonatate in combination with other prescribed drugs.
Accidental Ingestion and Death in Children Keep benzonatate out of reach of children. Accidental ingestion of benzonatate resulting in death has been reported in children below age 10. Signs and symptoms of overdose have been reported within 15 to 20 minutes and death has been reported within one hour of ingestion.
If accidental ingestion occurs, seek medical attention immediately (see OVERDOSAGE).
🤒 Adverse Reactions ▾
ADVERSE REACTIONS Potential Adverse Reactions to benzonatate may include: Hypersensitivity reactions including bronchospasm, laryngospasm, cardiovascular collapse possibly related to local anesthesia from chewing or sucking the capsule. CNS : Sedation; headache; dizziness; mental confusion; visual hallucinations. GI : Constipation; nausea; GI upset.
Dermatologic: Pruritus; skin eruptions. Other : Nasal congestion; sensation of burning in the eyes; vague “chilly” sensation; numbness of the chest; hypersensitivity. Deliberate or accidental overdose has resulted in death, particularly in children.
Call your doctor for medical advice about side effects. You may report side effects to Strides Pharma Inc. at 1-877-244-9825orgo to www.strides.com
🆘 Overdosage ▾
OVERDOSAGE Intentional and unintentional overdose may result in death, particularly in children. The drug is chemically related to tetracaine and other topical anesthetics and shares various aspects of their pharmacology and toxicology. Drugs of this type are generally well absorbed after ingestion.
Signs and Symptoms The signs and symptoms of overdose of benzonatate have been reported within 15-20 minutes. If capsules are chewed or dissolved in the mouth, oropharyngeal anesthesia will develop rapidly, which may cause choking and airway compromise. CNS stimulation may cause restlessness and tremors which may proceed to clonic convulsions followed by profound CNS depression.
Convulsions, coma, cerebral edema and cardiac arrest leading to death have been reported within 1 hour of ingestion. Treatment : In case of overdose, seek medical attention immediately. Evacuate gastric contents and administer copious amounts of activated charcoal slurry.
Even in the conscious patient, cough and gag reflexes may be so depressed as to necessitate special attention to protection against aspiration of gastric contents and orally administered materials. Convulsions should be treated with a short-acting barbiturate given intravenously and carefully titrated for the smallest effective dosage. Intensive support of respiration and cardiovascular-renal function is an essential feature of the treatment of severe intoxication from overdosage.
Do not use CNS stimulants.
🧬 Clinical Pharmacology ▾
CLINICAL PHARMACOLOGY Benzonatate acts peripherally by anesthetizing the stretch receptors located in the respiratory passages, lungs, and pleura by dampening their activity and thereby reducing the cough reflex at its source. It begins to act within 15 to 20 minutes and its effect lasts for 3 to 8 hours. Benzonatate has no inhibitory effect on the respiratory center in recommended dosage.
📦 How Supplied / Storage and Handling ▾
HOW SUPPLIED Benzonatate capsules USP, 100 mg are available as yellow colored, oval shaped soft gelatin capsules, imprinted as '705' in white ink and containing clear, pale yellow viscous liquid. NDC 64380-712-06 in bottles of 100 capsules. NDC 64380-712-07 in bottles of 500 capsules.
Benzonatate capsules USP, 200 mg are available as yellow colored, oval shaped soft gelatin capsules, imprinted as ‘704’ in white ink and containing clear, pale yellow viscous liquid. NDC 64380-713-06 in bottles of 100 capsules. NDC 64380-713-07 in bottles of 500 capsules.
Store at 20° to 25°C (68° to 77°F); excursions permitted to 15-30°C (59-86°F) [See USP Controlled Room Temperature] Protect Form Light. Dispense in a tight (USP), child-resistant containers. Distributed by: Strides Pharma, Inc.
Bridgewater, NJ 08807 Rx Only Revised: 06/2026
📋 Description ▾
DESCRIPTION Benzonatate capsules USP a non-narcotic oral antitussive agent, is 2, 5, 8, 11, 14, 17, 20, 23, 26-nonaoxaoctacosan-28-yl p-(butylamino) benzoate; with a molecular weight of 603.7. Each benzonatate capsule USP, 100 mg contains: Benzonatate USP 100 mg Each benzonatate capsule USP, 200 mg contains: Benzonatate USP 200 mg Benzonatate capsules USP also contain: D&C Yellow 10, gelatin, glycerin, methylparaben, propylparaben and purified water. Ingredients of the imprinting ink are: Propylene glycol, shellac resins, sodium lauryl sulphate, isopropyl alcohol and titanium dioxide.
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