Drisdol and Tessalon drug interactions - a phase IV clinical study of FDA data

Summary:

Drug interactions are reported among people who take Drisdol (ergocalciferol) and Tessalon (benzonatate). Common drug interactions include loss of consciousness among females and hypotension among males.

The phase IV clinical study analyzes what interactions people have when they take Drisdol and Tessalon. It is created by eHealthMe based on reports of 30 people who take the same drugs from the FDA, and is updated regularly.

What is Drisdol?

Drisdol has active ingredients of ergocalciferol. It is often used in vitamin d. eHealthMe is studying from 1,740 Drisdol users. Check the latest studies of Drisdol.

What is Tessalon?

Tessalon has active ingredients of benzonatate. It is often used in cough. eHealthMe is studying from 6,493 Tessalon users. Check the latest studies of Tessalon.

On Jul, 29, 2026

30 people who take Drisdol and Tessalon together, and have interactions are studied.

What are the common drug interactions of Drisdol and Tessalon, by gender? *:

female:

Loss of consciousness
Lymphadenopathy (disease or enlargement of lymph nodes)
Mental disorder (a psychological term for a mental or behavioural pattern or anomaly that causes distress or disability)
Mental status changes (general changes in brain function, such as confusion, amnesia (memory loss), loss of alertness, loss of orientation)
Micturition urgency (urgency to pass the urine)
Migraine (headache)
Movement disorder (neurological syndromes where they may be excess of movement or a paucity of movement that is not connected to weakness)
Multiple injuries
Muscle spasms (muscle contraction)
Muscle tightness

male:

Hypotension (abnormally low blood pressure)
Pneumonia
Sepsis (a severe blood infection that can lead to organ failure and death)
Acute myocardial infarction (acute heart attack)
Bone density decreased
Bone loss
Bronchiolitis (inflammation of the membranes lining the bronchioles in lungs)
Cardiac disorder
Dizziness
Embolism (obstruction of an artery, typically by a clot of blood or an air bubble)

What are the common drug interactions of Drisdol and Tessalon, by age (0-1 to 60+)? *:

0-1:

n/a

2-9:

n/a

10-19:

n/a

20-29:

n/a

30-39:

Anhedonia (inability to experience pleasure from activities usually found enjoyable)
Anxiety
Emotional distress
Osteonecrosis (death of bone)
Pain
Bone density decreased
Bone loss
Generalised oedema (swelling all over the body)
Peritonitis bacterial (inflammation of the peritoneum, the thin tissue that lines the inner wall of the abdomen and covers most of the abdominal organs by bacterial)
Pulmonary embolism (blockage of the main artery of the lung)

40-49:

Frostbite (damage is caused to skin and other tissues due to freezing)
Loss of consciousness
Somnolence (a state of near-sleep, a strong desire for sleep)

50-59:

Carcinoid tumour pulmonary (slow growing tumour)
Dyslipidaemia (abnormal amount of lipids)
Dyspnoea (difficult or laboured respiration)
Hypertension (high blood pressure)
Hypertriglyceridaemia (excess of triglycerides in the blood)
Lung neoplasm malignant (cancer tumour of lung)
Obesity (having too much body fat)
Renal failure (kidney dysfunction)
Cardiac disorder
Cerebrovascular accident (sudden death of some brain cells due to lack of oxygen when the blood flow to the brain is impaired by blockage or rupture)

60+:

Peripheral swelling
Cellulitis (infection under the skin)
Pneumonia
Abdominal distension
Arthralgia (joint pain)
Arthritis (form of joint disorder that involves inflammation of one or more joints)
Febrile neutropenia (fever with reduced white blood cells)
Fibromyalgia (a long-term condition which causes pain all over the body)
Infusion related reaction
Injury

What are the existing conditions these people have? *

Stress And Anxiety: 6 people, 20.00%
Gastroesophageal Reflux Disease (a condition in which stomach contents leak backward from the stomach into the oesophagus): 6 people, 20.00%
Pain: 5 people, 16.67%
Hypothyroidism (abnormally low activity of the thyroid gland, resulting in retardation of growth and mental development): 5 people, 16.67%
Itching: 5 people, 16.67%
Rheumatoid Arthritis (a chronic progressive disease causing inflammation in the joints): 5 people, 16.67%
Asthma: 5 people, 16.67%
Nausea (feeling of having an urge to vomit): 4 people, 13.33%
Multiple Myeloma (cancer of the plasma cells): 4 people, 13.33%
High Blood Pressure: 4 people, 13.33%

* Approximation only. Some reports may have incomplete information.

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