Acetylcysteine

Drug Status in USA : Approved
Drug Status in Canada : Approved

Indication : Why is this medication prescribed?

Tear deficiency. Acute cough associated with excessive or viscous mucus. Paracetamol poisoning.

Contraindication: What are the special precautions to be followed?

Under following conditions, use of this medication is inadvisable. Its use should be withhold as it would cause harm to the patient
Contraindicated during pregnancy and lactation.

Other Precaution to be observed while taking this medication

Asthmatic patients, history of bronchospasm, peptic ulceration.

What are possible side effects of this medication ?

Flushing, fever, stomatitis, nausea, vomiting, rhinorrhoea, bronchospasm, anaphylactoid reactions, rashes. Rarely blurred vision, bradycardia, syncope, thrombocytopenia, convulsions. Rarely, resp or cardiac arrest.

Drug Category/Class

  • Free Radical Scavengers
  • Expectorants
  • Mucolytics
  • Cough and Cold Preparations
  • Antiviral Agents
  • Ophthalmologicals
  • Sensory Organs
  • Respiratory System
  • Antidotes
  • Mucolytics
  • Other ophthalmologicals
  • Antidotes
Prescribed Acetylcysteine is used mainly as a mucolytic and in the management of paracetamol (acetaminophen) overdose.
Weight :163.195
Structure Acetylcysteine
Generic Drug Acetylcysteine prescribed Acetylcysteine is used mainly as a mucolytic and in the management of paracetamol (acetaminophen) overdose.
Formula

C5H9NO3S

Acetylcysteine has 37 Brands listed


Cilol (1000 mg)Cilol (2000 mg)
Cilol (400 mg)Flumucil (100 mg)
Flumucil (200 mg)Flumucil DT (200 mg)
Gluton (600 mg)Mucare (1000 mg)
Mucare (200 mg)Mucare (400 mg)
Mucinac (400 mg)Mucinac (600 mg)
Mucohelp (1000 mg)Mucomelt (1000 mg)
Mucomelt (200 mg)Mucomelt (400 mg)
Mucomelt (600 mg)Mucomix (1000 mg)
Mucomix (200 mg)Mucomix (400 mg)
Mucomix (600 mg)Mucosys (1000 mg)
Mucosys (400 mg)Mucotyle (1000 mg)
Mucotyle (2000 mg)Mucotyle (600 mg)
Mucyst (1000 mg)Mucyst (400 mg)
Mucyst Cilol (200 mg)Mucyst Cilol (600 mg)
Mucyst Inj (800 mg)Nacel (1000 mg)
Nacel (200 mg)Nacel (400 mg)
Nacel (600 mg)Nacfil (600 mg)
Style (400 mg)

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