Carbocisteine

Chemical formula: C₅H₉NO₄S Molecular mass: 179.194 g/mol PubChem compound: 193653

Active ingredient description

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.

Medicine classification

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

ATC code	Group title	Classification
R05CB03	Carbocisteine	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):

Title	Information Source	Document Type
CARBOCISTEINE Oral solution in sachet	Medicines & Healthcare Products Regulatory Agency (GB)	MPI, EU: SmPC

Medicines

Carbocisteine is an active ingredient of these brands:

Brazil (BR)

Croatia (HR)

BRONLES

Cyprus (CY)

(combination) TRIOFAN

Estonia (EE)

FLUDITEC

Finland (FI)

REODYN

France (FR)

Hong Kong (HK)

Ireland (IE)

Malta (MT)

Netherlands (NL)

MUCODYNE

Nigeria (NG)

Poland (PL)

Romania (RO)

Singapore (SG)

MUCODIN
MUCON as Carboxymethylcysteine
MUCOPRONT
RHINATHIOL
ROBITUSSIN CM as S-carboxymethylcysteine
SOLMUX
(combination) RHINATHIOL PROMETHAZINE

South Africa (ZA)

Spain (ES)

Tunisia (TN)

Turkey (TR)

United Kingdom (UK)

MUCODYNE

Note the following: The list of brand names is continuously updated, and thus does not include the total of products circulating worldwide.

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