Carbocisteine

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Carbocisteine
Systematic (IUPAC) name
2-amino-3-(carboxymethylsulfanyl)propanoic acid
Identifiers
CAS number 638-23-3
ATC code R05CB03
PubChem 1080
Chemical data
Formula C5H9NO4S 
Mol. mass 179.195 g/mol
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Therapeutic considerations
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Legal status
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Carbocisteine is an expectorant that can be used to help relieve the symptoms of Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disorder COPD and bronchiectasis by allowing the sufferer to bring up sputum more easily. For these indications, it is available under the trade name Mucodyne (Beacon Pharmaceuticals). In The Philippines, it is known under the brand Solmux (from Westmont Unilab). Another trade names are Humex (Urgo Laboratories, France) and Fluditec (Innotech, Latvia)