MID-VOLUME · HOSP-HEAVY
benzonatate Side Effects
benzonatate (also sold as Tessalon Perles) sits MID-VOLUME #269 of 524 by FAERS report count. Lead signal: HOSP-HEAVY - 34.4% mention hospitalization (5,329 reports). Demographics and serious-outcome tables follow.
Data updated 2026-05-15
- 15,513
- FAERS reports
FDA Adverse Event Reporting System extract for benzonatate. Stamp set WATCHLIST · DEATH-HEAVY · HOSP-HEAVY. How figures are compiled.
benzonatate: 34.4% mention hospitalization (5,329 reports). Death stamp DEATH-HEAVY; volume band MID-VOLUME #269 of 524 by FAERS report count.
Mid-book FAERS page for benzonatate (Tessalon Perles) (15,513 reports). Signature HOSP-HEAVY. Dominant age band on file: 45-64. Educational reference only.
Counts from the openFDA FAERS extract (2004–2025). Stamps WATCHLIST · DEATH-HEAVY · HOSP-HEAVY · SEX-BALANCED.
CHRONIC KIDNEY DISEASE leads 1,229 of 15,513 reports
Who reports · age peak 45-64 (SEX-BALANCED)
Sex coding · SEX-BALANCED
Age peak 45-64 (3,690 reports)
FAERS filings rising toward 2025
Reactions in Death Reports
Death-mentioned subset is HEAVY here (1,897 reports, 12.2%). Top co-reported reactions in that subset - voluntary, not causal.
| Reaction | Reports |
|---|---|
| DEATH | 809 |
| COMPLETED SUICIDE | 219 |
| RENAL FAILURE | 165 |
| CHRONIC KIDNEY DISEASE | 143 |
| CARDIAC ARREST | 131 |
| PNEUMONIA | 131 |
| TOXICITY TO VARIOUS AGENTS | 130 |
| ACUTE KIDNEY INJURY | 126 |
| DYSPNOEA | 126 |
| END STAGE RENAL DISEASE | 92 |
| FATIGUE | 79 |
| RESPIRATORY FAILURE | 76 |
| CARDIO-RESPIRATORY ARREST | 67 |
| COUGH | 65 |
| RESPIRATORY ARREST | 61 |
| NAUSEA | 59 |
| DIARRHOEA | 56 |
| ASTHENIA | 55 |
| FALL | 52 |
| NEPHROGENIC ANAEMIA | 51 |
Reactions in Hospitalization Reports
Hospitalization is HEAVY (5,329, 34.4% of the book). Top reactions in those rows:
| Reaction | Reports |
|---|---|
| PNEUMONIA | 860 |
| DYSPNOEA | 626 |
| COUGH | 389 |
| NAUSEA | 386 |
| FATIGUE | 384 |
| DIARRHOEA | 365 |
| PAIN | 354 |
| ACUTE KIDNEY INJURY | 343 |
| RENAL FAILURE | 319 |
| FALL | 314 |
| CHRONIC KIDNEY DISEASE | 299 |
| ASTHENIA | 281 |
| VOMITING | 272 |
| HEADACHE | 266 |
| DIZZINESS | 243 |
| MALAISE | 220 |
| ANXIETY | 219 |
| PYREXIA | 218 |
| HYPOTENSION | 202 |
| URINARY TRACT INFECTION | 196 |
How to read benzonatate FAERS figures (WATCHLIST · DEATH-HEAVY · HOSP-HEAVY)
FAERS holds 15,513 voluntary reports linked to benzonatate (Tessalon Perles), 2004-2025. Death is listed on 1,897 (12.2%). Hospitalization appears on 5,329 (34.4%). Top co-reported indication: Product Used For Unknown Indication.
Mid-volume extract - treat DEATH-HEAVY · HOSP-HEAVY as signal-detection rates next to 34.4% mention hospitalization (5,329 reports).
Read with benzonatate
Peers ranked by ABS(total_reports), then an ABS(death_share) pole; guide hop follows DEATH-HEAVY · HOSP-HEAVY stamps.
ABS(total_reports) peer at 15,616 FAERS cases (Δ 103 heavier vs benzonatate); DEATH-HEAVY · HOSP-HEAVY · FEMALE-LED vs this page's WATCHLIST · DEATH-HEAVY · HOSP-HEAVY · SEX-BALANCED.
ABS(total_reports) peer at 15,332 FAERS cases (Δ 181 lighter vs benzonatate); DEATH-HEAVY · HOSP-HEAVY · SEX-BALANCED vs this page's WATCHLIST · DEATH-HEAVY · HOSP-HEAVY · SEX-BALANCED.
ABS(total_reports) peer at 15,755 FAERS cases (Δ 242 heavier vs benzonatate); DEATH-HEAVY · HOSP-MID · SEX-BALANCED vs this page's WATCHLIST · DEATH-HEAVY · HOSP-HEAVY · SEX-BALANCED.
ABS(total_reports) peer at 15,757 FAERS cases (Δ 244 heavier vs benzonatate); DEATH-HEAVY · HOSP-HEAVY · FEMALE-LED vs this page's WATCHLIST · DEATH-HEAVY · HOSP-HEAVY · SEX-BALANCED.
ABS(death_share) pole at 62.1% death-mentioned reports (Δ 49.9 pp vs benzonatate's DEATH-HEAVY): CASELOAD · HOSP-MID.
benzonatate stamps DEATH-HEAVY · HOSP-HEAVY; FAERS outcome shares are signal-detection rates, not incidence. Read them next to caseload WATCHLIST and the label guide.