Tessalon
Benzonatate capsules for cough. It numbs the airways to calm the cough reflex.
- Category
- Respiratory Health
- Active ingredient
- Benzonatate
- Route
- Oral use
- Form
- Capsule
- Strengths
- 100mg
This listing uses Tessalon as a reference name. A generic equivalent is supplied; its exact brand and manufacturer are confirmed before supply.
Prescription and consultation requirements for Tessalon vary by destination and are determined by the fulfilment partner.
Tessalon details
- Condition
- Cough
- Alternative names
- benzonatate
- Therapeutic class
- Antitussive Agent
- Pharmacological class
- Anaesthetic Antitussive
- Minor side effects
- nausea; dizziness; nasal congestion
- Moderate side effects
- sedation; mild rash; abdominal upset
- Dosage forms
- Capsule
- Administration route
- Oral use
- Patient summary
- Benzonatate capsules for cough. It numbs the airways to calm the cough reflex.
- Supply category
- Prescription-only medicine (POM)
- Originator
- Pfizer
- Onset Time
- 15–20 minutes
- Duration
- 3–8 hours
- Storage instructions
- Store below 25°C. Keep dry.
- Age restrictions
- Approved for children over ten years and adults.
Contraindications
hypersensitivity to benzonatate; children under ten years (accidental ingestion risk)
Serious side effects
severe bronchospasm, requires immediate medical attention; convulsions, requires immediate medical attention; hallucinations, requires immediate medical attention
Mechanism of action
Anaesthetises stretch receptors in respiratory passages, damping the cough reflex within the medulla.
Pregnancy and breastfeeding
Pregnancy: Use if potential benefits outweigh risks. Breastfeeding: Consult a doctor.
What you will receive
Tessalon is used here as a reference originator brand name to identify the medicine. We are not affiliated with the brand owner, and this listing does not offer the originator product.
- The supplied product is a generic equivalent containing Benzonatate, not the originator brand shown as the reference.
- The exact generic brand, manufacturer and dispatch location are confirmed based on the product, destination and available manufacturer or partner warehouse.
- Check the final product details at checkout before confirming an order.