Suggest Treatment For Accidental Consumption Of Double Dosage Of Benadon

Posted on Tue, 9 Jun 2015

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Question : Benadon 40mg taken instead of 20 mg by mistake. What should i do?? I AM taking Rcinex, Cmbutol, Pyzina For TB in spine.

Answered by Dr. Vivek Chail (6 hours later)

Brief Answer:
Benadon is vitamin B6 preparation so there is no need to worry

Detailed Answer:
Hi XXX,
Thanks for writing in to us.

I have read through your query in detail.
Please find my details below.

1. Benadon 40 mg is pyridoxine which is a preparation of vitamin B6 and given to maintain vitamin balance.

2. Please do not worry about having taken 40 mg instead of 20 mg because this is a vitamin and not a harmful medication.

3. There is no need to worry.

Hope this answers your question. Please feel free to correct any oversight in my interpretation of your problems and discuss them in detail as per your requirements.

Hope your query is answered.
Do write back if you have any doubts.

Regards,
Dr.Vivek

Above answer was peer-reviewed by : Dr. Chakravarthy Mazumdar