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Podcast: Real Life Pharmacology - Pharmacology Education for Health Care Professionals
Episode: Benzonatate Pharmacology Podcast
Description: On this episode, I discuss benzonatate pharmacology, adverse reactions, and much more.
Tessalon Pearls (benzonatate) are a non-narcotic antitussive commonly prescribed to relieve dry, non-productive coughs.
Benzonatate acts by numbing stretch receptors in the respiratory tract, lungs, and pleura, which helps suppress the cough reflex at its source. Unlike opioid-based cough suppressants, it doesn’t work in the brain’s cough center.
The usual adult dose is 100 to 200 mg taken orally three times a day as needed, with a maximum daily dose of 600 mg.
One of the most critical points is that...