Active Substance: Acetylcysteine.
Overview
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Acetylcysteineis available in the market in concentration
Acetylcysteine
Asthmatic patients, history of bronchospasm, peptic ulceration. Pregnancy, lactation. Lactation: Unknown whether agent is excreted in milk; use with caution.
Tuberculosis, Chronic emphysema, Paracetamol poisoning, Bronchiectasis, Pneumonia, Atelectasis, Cystic fibrosis, Tracheostomy care, during anaesthesia
Acetylcysteine is contraindicated in those patients who are sensitive to it.
Flushing, fever, stomatitis, nausea, vomiting, rhinorrhoea, bronchospasm, anaphylactoid reactions, rashes. Rarely, blurred vision, bradycardia, syncope, thrombocytopenia, convulsions. Potentially Fatal: Rarely, respiratory or cardiac arrest.
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Acetylcysteine may decrease the viscosity of secretions by splitting of disulphide bonds in mucoproteins. It also promotes the detoxification of an intermediate paracetamol metabolite which is used in the management of paracetamol overdosage.
Drug stability and safety of acetylcysteine when mixed with other drugs in a nebulizer have not been established.
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