Use of acetylcysteine in bronchial asthma--another look.
Acetylcysteine is a potent mucolytic agent. When utilized as a 10% solution with a bronchodilator by pressure machine, clearance of tracheobronchial secretions can be achieved in asthmatic subjects without inducing bronchospasm.
D000111:Acetylcysteine / Q000627:therapeutic use*; D001249:Asthma / Q000188:drug therapy* / Q000473:pathology; D001999:Bronchoscopy; D006801:Humans; D008168:Lung / Q000473:pathology; D009093:Mucus / Q000473:pathology; D012138:Respiratory Therapy; D007507:Therapeutic Irrigation
D000111:Acetylcysteine