ICD-10 Specific code Y55.4: Expectorants
Specific codes in ICD-10 are unique alphanumeric designations used to identify and categorize diseases, disorders, and conditions. They consist of 3-5 characters, including both letters and numbers, that provide a high level of detail and specificity.
Translations
| Language | Translation |
|---|---|
English
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Expectorants |
French
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Effets indésirables des expectorants au cours de leur usage thérapeutique |
Hierarchical position
| Level | Code | Title | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | XX | External causes of morbidity and mortality | |
| 2 | Y40-Y84 | Complications of medical and surgical care | |
| 3 | Y40-Y59 | Drugs, medicaments and biological substances causing adverse effects in therapeutic use | |
| 4 | Y55 | Agents primarily acting on smooth and skeletal muscles and the respiratory system | |
| 5 | Y55.4 | Expectorants |
Indicated medicines
| Active Ingredient |
|---|
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Promethazine is a potent, long acting, antihistamine with additional anti-emetic central sedative and anti-cholinergic properties. |