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

CHRONIC KIDNEY DISEASE
1,229
FATIGUE
1,182
COUGH
1,123
DYSPNOEA
1,096
PNEUMONIA
1,071
DIARRHOEA
1,034
NAUSEA
1,012
PAIN
890
RENAL FAILURE
871
DEATH
811
ACUTE KIDNEY INJURY
792
HEADACHE
773
DIZZINESS
605
ANXIETY
566
VOMITING
540
FALL
530
ASTHENIA
526
COVID-19
478

Who reports · age peak 45-64 (SEX-BALANCED)

Sex coding · SEX-BALANCED

Female 9,551 (65%)
Male 5,053 (35%)
Unknown 6

Age peak 45-64 (3,690 reports)

0-17 205 (2%)
18-44 1,453 (15%)
45-64 3,690 (38%)
65-74 2,435 (25%)
75+ 1,896 (20%)

FAERS filings rising toward 2025

2004 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).

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Peers ranked by ABS(total_reports), then an ABS(death_share) pole; guide hop follows DEATH-HEAVY · HOSP-HEAVY stamps.