Benzyl Benzoate (Benzyl Benzoate)
Overview of Benzyl Benzoate
Benzyl Benzoate is effective in treatment of scabies and as antipruritic. It has been generally supplanted by lindane.
Indication of Benzyl Benzoate
Benzyl Benzoate is primarily indicated in conditions like Pediculosis pubis and capitis, Scabies.
Contraindication of Benzyl Benzoate
Benzyl Benzoate is contraindicated in conditions like Broken skin.
Side Effects of Benzyl Benzoate
The signs and symptoms that are produced after the acute overdosage of Benzyl Benzoate include Convulsions.,The symptomatic adverse reactions produced by Benzyl Benzoate are more or less tolerable and if they become severe, they can be treated symptomatically, these include Skin irritation, Mucous membrane irritation.
Precautions of Benzyl Benzoate
Benzyl benzoate should not be used on the face, on broken or inflammed skin and in neonates. In elderly the xerosis of the skin make the skin more susceptible to the drying effects of benzyl benzoate and irritation may be worse in elderly patients. Alternative treatment should be used for the elderly.