Ambroxol

Active ingredient description

Ambroxol induces activation of the surfactant system by acting directly on the type II pneumocytes of the alveoles and the Clara cells in the region of the small airways. It promotes the formation and outward transfer of surface-active material in the alveolar and bronchial region of the foetal and adult lungs.

Medicine classification

This medicinal substance has been classified in the anatomical therapeutic chemical (ATC) classification according to its main therapeutic use as follows:

R02AD05

R Respiratory system → R02 Throat preparations → R02A Throat preparations → R02AD Anesthetics, local

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R05CB06

Ambroxol

R Respiratory system → R05 Cough and cold preparations → R05C Expectorants, excl. combinations with cough suppressants → R05CB Mucolytics

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Product monographs

Competent medicine agencies globally have authorized commercialization of this active ingredient according to these medication package inserts (MPIs):

FLAVAMED HUSTENSAFT Oral solution

Summary of Product Characteristics (SPC)

Structural formula

Graphic representation of the active ingredient's molecular structure

Chemical formula: C₁₃H₁₈Br₂N₂O
Molecular mass: 378.108 g/mol

External identifiers

CAS Substance: 18683-91-5
DrugBank Drug: DB06742
KEGG Drug: D07442
PubChem Compound: 2132
RxNorm Ingredient: 625
SNOMED-CT Concept: 698024002: Ambroxol (substance)
UNII Identifier: 200168S0CL: AMBROXOL

Medicines

Ambroxol is an active ingredient of these brands:

Austria (AT)

AMBROBENE as AMBROXOL HYDROCHLORIDE
AMBROHEXAL as AMBROXOL HYDROCHLORIDE
AMBROLAN as AMBROXOL HYDROCHLORIDE
MUCOANGIN as AMBROXOL HYDROCHLORIDE
MUCOSAN as AMBROXOL HYDROCHLORIDE
MUCOSOLVAN as AMBROXOL HYDROCHLORIDE

(combination) MUCOSPAS as AMBROXOL HYDROCHLORIDE

Brazil (BR)

AMBROL as AMBROXOL HYDROCHLORIDE
AMBROXMEL as AMBROXOL HYDROCHLORIDE
BRONQTRAT as AMBROXOL HYDROCHLORIDE
BRONXOL as AMBROXOL HYDROCHLORIDE
EXPECTUSS as AMBROXOL HYDROCHLORIDE
FLUIBRON as AMBROXOL HYDROCHLORIDE
FLUISOLVAN as AMBROXOL HYDROCHLORIDE
MUCONAT as AMBROXOL HYDROCHLORIDE
MUCOSOLVAN as AMBROXOL HYDROCHLORIDE
MUCOVIT as AMBROXOL HYDROCHLORIDE
MUCOXOLAN as AMBROXOL HYDROCHLORIDE
MULKSIN as AMBROXOL HYDROCHLORIDE
NEOSSOLVAN as AMBROXOL HYDROCHLORIDE
REXPECONE as AMBROXOL HYDROCHLORIDE
SEDAVAN as AMBROXOL HYDROCHLORIDE
SPECTOFLUX as AMBROXOL HYDROCHLORIDE

Cyprus (CY)

FLUIBRON as AMBROXOL HYDROCHLORIDE
HIVOTEX as AMBROXOL HYDROCHLORIDE
LYSOSPRAY as AMBROXOL HYDROCHLORIDE
MEDOVENT as AMBROXOL HYDROCHLORIDE
MUCOBROXOL as AMBROXOL HYDROCHLORIDE
MUCOSOLVAN as AMBROXOL HYDROCHLORIDE

Ecuador (EC)

ALMAXOL
BRONCOT as AMBROXOL HYDROCHLORIDE
BRONLEFT as AMBROXOL HYDROCHLORIDE
BROXOLAM as AMBROXOL HYDROCHLORIDE
CLEMBROXIL FLEM as AMBROXOL HYDROCHLORIDE
EXPECTUSS as AMBROXOL HYDROCHLORIDE
MINTAMOX as AMBROXOL HYDROCHLORIDE
MUCOANGIN as AMBROXOL HYDROCHLORIDE
MUCOCID as AMBROXOL HYDROCHLORIDE
MUCOSOLVAN as AMBROXOL HYDROCHLORIDE
MUCOXIN as AMBROXOL HYDROCHLORIDE
MUXOL as AMBROXOL HYDROCHLORIDE
NEO-MUCOL as AMBROXOL HYDROCHLORIDE
TOSOLIT as AMBROXOL HYDROCHLORIDE

(combination) AERO EXPECTUSS as AMBROXOL HYDROCHLORIDE
(combination) ALIVID as AMBROXOL HYDROCHLORIDE
(combination) ASCORIL LS as AMBROXOL HYDROCHLORIDE
(combination) BEMIN FLUX
(combination) BRONCOVITAL as AMBROXOL HYDROCHLORIDE
(combination) BROSOL
(combination) BROXOLAM COMPUESTO as AMBROXOL HYDROCHLORIDE
(combination) CLARIXOL as AMBROXOL HYDROCHLORIDE
(combination) CLEMBROXIL as AMBROXOL HYDROCHLORIDE
(combination) EXPECTUSS ALER as AMBROXOL HYDROCHLORIDE
(combination) FLUPULMIN as AMBROXOL HYDROCHLORIDE
(combination) FLUSAM PLUS as AMBROXOL HYDROCHLORIDE
(combination) LOBRAXOL
(combination) LORAMBROX
(combination) MUCOXIN JUNIOR as AMBROXOL HYDROCHLORIDE
(combination) MUCOXIN RELAX as AMBROXOL HYDROCHLORIDE
(combination) NEBULASMA PLUS as AMBROXOL HYDROCHLORIDE

Estonia (EE)

ALPOSAN as AMBROXOL HYDROCHLORIDE
AMBROLAN as AMBROXOL HYDROCHLORIDE
AMBROLYTIN as AMBROXOL HYDROCHLORIDE
BRONTEX as AMBROXOL HYDROCHLORIDE
FLAVAMED as AMBROXOL HYDROCHLORIDE
LASOLVAN as AMBROXOL HYDROCHLORIDE
NEO-BRONCHOL
PRO-AMBROSAN as AMBROXOL HYDROCHLORIDE

Finland (FI)

FLAVAMED as AMBROXOL HYDROCHLORIDE

France (FR)

MUXOL as AMBROXOL HYDROCHLORIDE
SURBRONC as AMBROXOL HYDROCHLORIDE

Germany (DE)

AMBROBETA as AMBROXOL HYDROCHLORIDE
AMBROHEXAL as AMBROXOL HYDROCHLORIDE
MUCOANGIN as AMBROXOL HYDROCHLORIDE
MUCOSOLVAN as AMBROXOL HYDROCHLORIDE
WICK SCHLEIMLOESER as AMBROXOL HYDROCHLORIDE

Hong Kong (HK)

AMBRON as AMBROXOL HYDROCHLORIDE
AMGICOL as AMBROXOL HYDROCHLORIDE
AMPROMED as AMBROXOL HYDROCHLORIDE
AMSOL as AMBROXOL HYDROCHLORIDE
AMSOLVAN as AMBROXOL HYDROCHLORIDE
AMXOL as AMBROXOL HYDROCHLORIDE
AVENPHYL as AMBROXOL HYDROCHLORIDE
AXOL as AMBROXOL HYDROCHLORIDE
EUROBROXOL as AMBROXOL HYDROCHLORIDE
FUCOVENT as AMBROXOL HYDROCHLORIDE
LEANGROW as AMBROXOL HYDROCHLORIDE
MEDOVENT as AMBROXOL HYDROCHLORIDE
MUBROXOL as AMBROXOL HYDROCHLORIDE
MUCERA as AMBROXOL HYDROCHLORIDE
MUCOBROX as AMBROXOL HYDROCHLORIDE
MUCODRENOL as AMBROXOL HYDROCHLORIDE
MUCOSOLVAN as AMBROXOL HYDROCHLORIDE
NADOXOL as AMBROXOL HYDROCHLORIDE
ROISOL as AMBROXOL HYDROCHLORIDE
STREPSILS CHESTY COUGH as AMBROXOL HYDROCHLORIDE
TALIPIEN as AMBROXOL HYDROCHLORIDE
VICKOSOLVON as AMBROXOL HYDROCHLORIDE

Japan (JP)

MUCOSAL as AMBROXOL HYDROCHLORIDE
MUCOSOLVAN as AMBROXOL HYDROCHLORIDE

Lithuania (LT)

ALPOSAN as AMBROXOL HYDROCHLORIDE
AMBROLAN as AMBROXOL HYDROCHLORIDE
AMBROSAN as AMBROXOL HYDROCHLORIDE
AMBROSPRAY as AMBROXOL HYDROCHLORIDE
AMBROTUSIN as AMBROXOL HYDROCHLORIDE
BRONTEX as AMBROXOL HYDROCHLORIDE
BROXIVAN as AMBROXOL HYDROCHLORIDE
FLAVAMED as AMBROXOL HYDROCHLORIDE
HALIXOL as AMBROXOL HYDROCHLORIDE
LASOLVAN as AMBROXOL HYDROCHLORIDE
NEO-BRONCHOL

Malta (MT)

BRONCOLIBER as AMBROXOL HYDROCHLORIDE
BROXIVAN as AMBROXOL HYDROCHLORIDE
MEDOVENT as AMBROXOL HYDROCHLORIDE
MUCIBRON as AMBROXOL HYDROCHLORIDE
MUCICLAR as AMBROXOL HYDROCHLORIDE
MUCOBROXOL as AMBROXOL HYDROCHLORIDE
MUCODRENOL as AMBROXOL HYDROCHLORIDE
MUCOSOLVAN as AMBROXOL HYDROCHLORIDE

Mexico (MX)

AXOL as AMBROXOL HYDROCHLORIDE
MUCOANGIN as AMBROXOL HYDROCHLORIDE
MUCOSOLVAN as AMBROXOL HYDROCHLORIDE

(combination) BROGAMAX as AMBROXOL HYDROCHLORIDE
(combination) BROXOL PLUS as AMBROXOL HYDROCHLORIDE
(combination) CORICIDIN EXPEC as AMBROXOL HYDROCHLORIDE
(combination) HISTIACIL NF as AMBROXOL HYDROCHLORIDE
(combination) MUCOSOLVAN COMPOSITUM as AMBROXOL HYDROCHLORIDE
(combination) REZPLEN as AMBROXOL HYDROCHLORIDE

Netherlands (NL)

MUCOANGIN as AMBROXOL HYDROCHLORIDE

Nigeria (NG)

(combination) BROZELIN as AMBROXOL HYDROCHLORIDE
(combination) SURETOLIN PLUS as AMBROXOL HYDROCHLORIDE
(combination) VENTOBRONK as AMBROXOL HYDROCHLORIDE
(combination) VISCOF as AMBROXOL HYDROCHLORIDE
(combination) VISCOF-S as AMBROXOL HYDROCHLORIDE

Poland (PL)

AFLEGAN as AMBROXOL HYDROCHLORIDE
AMBROHEXAL as AMBROXOL HYDROCHLORIDE
AMBROLYTIN as AMBROXOL HYDROCHLORIDE
AMBROSAN as AMBROXOL HYDROCHLORIDE
DEFLEGMIN as AMBROXOL HYDROCHLORIDE
ENTUS as AMBROXOL HYDROCHLORIDE
ENVIL KASZEL as AMBROXOL HYDROCHLORIDE
FLAVAMED as AMBROXOL HYDROCHLORIDE
FLEGAMINA AMBROXOLUM as AMBROXOL HYDROCHLORIDE
GEIBROX as AMBROXOL HYDROCHLORIDE
GOGOLOX as AMBROXOL HYDROCHLORIDE
MUCOANGIN as AMBROXOL HYDROCHLORIDE
MUCOSOLVAN as AMBROXOL HYDROCHLORIDE
NEO-BRONCHIN as AMBROXOL HYDROCHLORIDE
OMNISOLVAN as AMBROXOL HYDROCHLORIDE
TUSSAL EXPECTORANS as AMBROXOL HYDROCHLORIDE

Romania (RO)

AMBROMED
AMBROSPRAY as AMBROXOL HYDROCHLORIDE
BROXIVAN as AMBROXOL HYDROCHLORIDE
MUCOSOLVAN as AMBROXOL HYDROCHLORIDE

Singapore (SG)

AMXOL as AMBROXOL HYDROCHLORIDE
AXOL as AMBROXOL HYDROCHLORIDE
MUCOCLEAR as AMBROXOL HYDROCHLORIDE
MUCOSOLVAN as AMBROXOL HYDROCHLORIDE
POLIBROXOL as AMBROXOL HYDROCHLORIDE
SHINOXOL as AMBROXOL HYDROCHLORIDE
STREPSILS CHESTY COUGH as AMBROXOL HYDROCHLORIDE

South Africa (ZA)

MUCOANGIN as AMBROXOL HYDROCHLORIDE

Spain (ES)

APOXOL
BUCOXON as AMBROXOL HYDROCHLORIDE
DINOBROXOL as AMBROXOL HYDROCHLORIDE
MOTOSOL as AMBROXOL HYDROCHLORIDE
MUCIBRON as AMBROXOL HYDROCHLORIDE
MUCOSAN as AMBROXOL HYDROCHLORIDE
MUXIMED as AMBROXOL HYDROCHLORIDE

Tunisia (TN)

ACTICIL
AMBROGAM
MUXOL as AMBROXOL HYDROCHLORIDE
SURBRONC as AMBROXOL HYDROCHLORIDE

Turkey (TR)

AMBREKS
BRONOLAC as AMBROXOL HYDROCHLORIDE
COFITUS as AMBROXOL HYDROCHLORIDE
FLUIBRON as AMBROXOL HYDROCHLORIDE
MUKORAL as AMBROXOL HYDROCHLORIDE
MUXOL as AMBROXOL HYDROCHLORIDE
PULBRAM as AMBROXOL HYDROCHLORIDE
PULMOR as AMBROXOL HYDROCHLORIDE
SEKROL as AMBROXOL HYDROCHLORIDE
TUSILIN as AMBROXOL HYDROCHLORIDE
VENTIXOL as AMBROXOL HYDROCHLORIDE

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