Visit for all information at - http://vitalhealthrecipes.com/benzonatate-medicine/Benzonatate is of the antitussive group of medication used for the symptomatic relief of cough. It controls cough by suppressing the reflexes in your airway. It is effective against cough caused by common cold. It is also used to treat breathing related health conditions influenced by cold such as pneumonia, bronchitis and asthma. Barr laboratories states that this drug 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.