Expectorants (Mucolytics)

02/01/2000 - "The present study was undertaken to study the comparative safety and efficacy of two cough formulas viz, Ascoril expectorant and other cough formula in the management of cough associated with respiratory disorders. "
01/01/1997 - "Productive coughs are helped by expectorants. "
01/01/2019 - "Clinical trials have shown that these mucolytics have an important place in the relief of cough symptoms by easing the elimination of mucus. "
11/24/2014 - "One trial found that a mucolytic reduced cough frequency and symptom scores. "
01/01/2013 - "One of them is Ascoril expectorant whose effectiveness in both children and adults with respect to the dynamics of cough has been demonstrated in many studies. "

05/01/2016 - "We previously proven that carbocisteine, a conventional mucolytic drug, remarkably reduced the rate of acute exacerbations and improved the quality of life in the patients with chronic obstructive pulmonary disease. "
02/01/2015 - "Carbocisteine is a mucolytic drug with anti-oxidative effect, we had previously proved that carbocisteine remarkably reduced the rate of acute exacerbations and improved the quality of life in patients with chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD), however, very little is known about its mechanisms. "
01/01/2018 - "Areas covered: The recent international recommendations for the treatment of chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD) report that NAC, because of its mucolytic activity, reduces acute exacerbation of COPD (AECOPD) with a modest improvement in health status. "
10/01/2017 - "Furthermore, there is paucity of data comparing the efficacy of the different mucolytic agents in reducing the odds of COPD exacerbations. "
12/01/2020 - "Use of mucolytics in COPD: A Delphi consensus study."

08/01/2012 - "However, mucolytic agents have not been found effective in reversing the obstruction of acute asthma. "
01/01/2000 - "Herbal medicine is more popular, despite little evidence that the vast majority of herbs for asthma have any useful effects other than a nonspecific expectorant action. "
10/01/1968 - "Expectorant activity of water in acute asthma attacks."
05/31/1968 - "[Effect of mucolytic agents in the management ofbronchial asthma. "
02/01/2008 - "Case reports suggest that mucolytic therapy might be beneficial in acute asthma. "

01/01/1995 - "In a multicentre, comparative post-marketing surveillance study of more than 3000 patients with acute bronchitis, about half were treated with a herbal remedy (SinupretR) and the other half with various other expectorants. "
10/01/1954 - "[The treatment of chronically recurrent colds and bronchitis in children with percutaneous expectorants]."
09/07/2020 - "Species of the genus Rhododendron have been used in traditional Chinese medicine, with the medicinal herb "Manshanfong" used as an expectorant and for the treatment of acute bronchitis. "
01/01/1995 - "[The mucolytic therapy of chronic obstructive bronchitis]."
02/01/1990 - "The appropriate role of mucolytic therapy in the treatment of bronchitis remains to be more fully explored. "

01/01/2019 - "Primary objective• To determine whether treatment with mucolytics reduces exacerbations and/or days of disability in patients with chronic bronchitis or COPDSecondary objectives• To assess whether mucolytics lead to improvement in lung function or quality of life• To determine frequency of adverse effects associated with use of mucolytics SEARCH METHODS: We searched the Cochrane Airways Group Specialised Register and reference lists of articles on 12 separate occasions, most recently on 23 April 2019. "
01/01/2011 - "Among such individuals, many patients with respiratory symptoms diagnosed as chronic bronchitis (CB) are prescribed mainly expectorants. "
01/01/1995 - "The effect of a new expectorant drug on mucus transport in chronic bronchitis."
03/01/1991 - " Expectorants should be used only in cases of chronic bronchitis. "
08/01/1983 - "Background of mucolytic treatments in chronic bronchitis."