AbstractWe described the following case of benzydamine hydrochloride oral intoxication used for recreational purpose. The female patient showed extreme excitement with visual hallucinations that persisted for about 10 hours. The benzydamine hydrochloride was used as a drug which is a cheap, easy to acquire and hard to detect. On the basis of the described case and review of the literature, practical psychiatric and toxicological aspects of acute benzydamine misuse and its complications were discussed.StreszczenieW pracy przedstawiono kolejny w Polsce przypadek zatrucia chlorowodorkiem benzydaminy zawartym w preparacie Tantum Rosa. Preparat ten był przyjmowany doustnie w celach rekreacyjnych, a motywem jego używania była chęć znalezienia śro...