Acetylcysteine
Active ingredient description
Acetylcysteine is N-acetyl derivative of cysteine. Used as a mucolytic agent to reduce the viscosity of mucous secretions.
Medicine classification
This medicinal substance has been classified in the anatomical therapeutic chemical (ATC) classification according to its main therapeutic use as follows:
Medicines
Acetylcysteine is the active ingredient of these drugs:
United Kingdom
United Kingdom
United States
United Kingdom
Hong Kong
Hong Kong
Hong Kong
Hong Kong
Austria
Brazil
South Africa
Lithuania
Hong Kong
Finland
Netherlands
Spain
Brazil Germany
Estonia
Tunisia
Brazil
Hong Kong
Brazil
Hong Kong
Hong Kong
Austria
France
Brazil
Austria Brazil Estonia France Germany
Brazil
Spain
Spain
Hong Kong
France Hong Kong Singapore Spain
Austria
United Kingdom
France
South Africa
Finland
Singapore
Hong Kong
Tunisia
South Africa
Poland
Estonia
South Africa
Poland
Austria
France
Poland
South Africa
South Africa
Tunisia
Finland France
Finland
Hong Kong
Hong Kong
Tunisia
Hong Kong
Singapore
Ireland United Kingdom
Spain
South Africa
Ireland South Africa United Kingdom
Brazil
Brazil
Lithuania Poland
Cyprus Hong Kong South Africa
Singapore
Singapore
Hong Kong
Hong Kong Ireland
Cyprus Singapore
Poland
South Africa
Estonia
Acetylcysteine is also found within below combination drugs:
AMINOPLASMAL , AMINOSTERIL N HEPA , NEPHROSTERIL , RHINOFLUIMUCIL , RINOFLUIMUCIL
Product monographs
Medicine agencies around the world have authorized marketing of this active ingredient according to these medication package inserts (MPIs):
Structural formula
3D molecular structure
Unique ingredient identifier (UNII)
WYQ7N0BPYC - ACETYLCYSTEINE
CAS registry number
616-91-1 - acetylcysteine
SNOMED-CT
387440002 - Acetylcysteine (substance)