Viscid mucoid secretions

Active Ingredient: Carbocisteine

Indication for Carbocisteine

Population group: only children (1 year - 12 years old)
Therapeutic intent: Adjunct - intent

Carbocisteine is a mucolytic agent for the adjunctive therapy of respiratory tract disorders characterised by excessive, viscous mucus, including chronic obstructive airways disease.

For this indication, competent medicine agencies globally authorize below treatments:

180-750 mg in 3 divided doses daily

Route of admnistration

Oral

Defined daily dose

180 - 750 mg

Dosage regimen

From 60 To 250 mg 3 time(s) per day every day

Detailed description

Children 2 to 5 years: 60-125 mg, three to four times a day.

Children 6 to 12 years: 250 mg, three times a day.

Active ingredient

Carbocisteine

Carbocisteine (5-carboxymethyl L-cysteine) has been shown in normal and bronchitic animal models to affect the nature and amount of mucus glycoprotein that is secreted by the respiratory tract. An increase in the acid:neutral glycoprotein ratio of the mucus and a transformation of serous cells to mucus cells is known to be the initial response to irritation and will normally be followed by hypersecretion.

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