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Why does tessalon perles (benzonatate) give me the side effect of having to vomit?
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Tessalon pearl: Nausea and vomiting is listed as a side effect but it is not too common.
Answered 3/26/2013
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See below: This is like hydrocodone a narcotic narcotics slowl the GI stract can cause constipation or nausea or vomiting take with caution.
Answered 4/16/2016
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