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| Systematic (IUPAC) name | |
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| 2-amino-3-(carboxymethylsulfanyl)propanoic acid | |
| Identifiers | |
| CAS number | 638-23-3 |
| ATC code | R05CB03 |
| PubChem | 1080 |
| Chemical data | |
| Formula | C5H9NO4S |
| Mol. mass | 179.195 g/mol |
| Pharmacokinetic data | |
| Bioavailability | ? |
| Metabolism | ? |
| Half life | ? |
| Excretion | ? |
| Therapeutic considerations | |
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| Legal status | |
| Routes | ?
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Carbocisteine is a mucolytic that reduces the viscosity of sputum and so can be used to help relieve the symptoms of Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disorder (COPD) and bronchiectasis by allowing the sufferer to bring up sputum more easily. For these indications, it is available under the trade name Mucodyne (Beacon Pharmaceuticals).
Other trade names include Solmux (Westmont Unilab, Philippines), Rhinathiol (Sanofi-Aventis, France), Humex (Urgo Laboratories, France), Lisomucil (Sanofi-Aventis, Italy), Fluditec (Innotech, Latvia), Exputex (Shire plc, UK), Mucolit (CTS, Israel) Reodyn (Orion Pharma, Finland), Carbotoux 375mg capsule and paediatric suspension (PPN, Cambodia), Flemex 375 (Thailand) and Carbolin (carbocisteine BP 375mg,SK+F, Bangladesh).
Carbocisteine should not be used with antitussives (cough suppressants) or medicines that dry up bronchial secretions.
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