A 37-year-old member asked:
Should i take benzonatate (aka. tessalon perles) for a chronic cough?
1 doctor answer • 2 doctors weighed in
Dr. Barry Bergmananswered
Pediatrics 42 years experience
Maybe: Tessalon pearls sometimes work very well. More importantly i would see your doctor to find out why you are coughing chronically. There is likely better medicines to take which may resolve your chronic cough. See your doctor.
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A 45-year-old member asked:
Would it help to take benzonatate (aka. Tessalon perles) for cough?
1 doctor answer • 2 doctors weighed in
Dr. Barry Bergmananswered
Pediatrics 42 years experience
Maybe: When possible it is best to treat the cause of the cough, but when a cough has irritated your throat and thereby cause more coughing tessalon perles (benzonatate) can help decrease the cough.
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Last updated Mar 16, 2021
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