Read user comments about the side effects, benefits, and effectiveness of Tussionex Pennkinetic ER oral.
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Reviewer: Mary E, 65-74 Female on Treatment for less than 1 month (Patient)
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This is the only cough medicine that works for me, the only problem is finding a dr who will prescribe it. Seems due to the opioid crisis, they must have put it on the “do not prescribe list”.
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Reviewer: NOCOOLAIDEFORME, 55-64 Male on Treatment for less than 1 month (Patient)
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this stuff made me hallucinate. I saw this guy
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Vincent_Schiav elli
and he was telling me "The early bird that hesitates gets wormed"
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Reviewer: 55-64 Female on Treatment for 10 years or more (Patient)
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It dries up my drainage and stops most of my coughing.
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Reviewer: 55-64 Female on Treatment for less than 1 month (Patient)
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One teaspoon of Tussionex plus 15 minutes, and I'm a new person. It's my cough med of choice; only one that has ever really worked for me. Sadly my HMO removed it from their formulary and I haven't been able to get it. I'm now covered under a different plan This AM, I woke up and coughed for 1 hr 15 minutes non-stop (no exaggeration). Went to doc, got my prescription and in 1
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Reviewer: 25-34 Female on Treatment for less than 1 month (Patient)
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I swear the second this medicine hits my esophogas I am cough free for at least 10 hours. I just wish I could take it during the day but I can't stay awake if I do.
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