mucolytic drugs
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mucolytic drugs
Agents that dissolve or break down mucus and thus facilitate expectoration. Mucolytics are used to treat chest conditions involving excessive or thickened mucus secretions. See acetylcysteine; carbocisteine; dornase alfa; erdosteine. Compare expectorants.
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