Land: Filippseyjar
Tungumál: enska
Heimild: FDA (Food And Drug Administration)
Acetylcysteine
The Cathay Drug Co., Inc.; Distributor: The Cathay Drug Co., Inc.
Acetylcysteine
200mg
Granules for Solution
Sachet x 1 g (box of 30 sachets)
Zambon Switzerland Ltd., Switzerland
2022-03-21
FLUIMUCIL 200 MG GRANULES FOR SOLUTION (ACETYLCYSTEINE ) MUCOLYTIC Category: Oral DESCRIPTION THE CATHAY DRUG CO., INC. PRODUCT DESCRIPTION Acetylcysteine (Fluimucil) 200 mg is a yellow granulate with a characteristic orange, slightly sulphureous odour. FORMULATION Each sachet contains: Acetylcysteine, Ph. Eur ………………… 200 mg PHARMACOLOGY Acetylcysteine, active ingredient of FLUIMUCIL, exerts an intensive mucolytic-fluidifying action on mucous and mucopurulent secretions by depolymerizing the mucoproteic complexes and the nucleic acids which confer viscosity to the vitreous and purulent component of the sputum and other secretions. Furthermore, acetylcysteine exerts a direct antioxidant action, having a free thiol (-SH) nucleophilic group which is able to interact directly with the electrophilic group of the oxidant radicals. Of particular interest is the recent finding that acetylcysteine protects α1-antitrypsin enzyme inhibiting elastase from the inactivation by hypochlorous acid (HOCl), a powerful oxidant agent produced by the myeloperoxidase enzyme of activated phagocytes. These features make ACETYLCYSTEINE (FLUIMUCIL) particularly suitable for the treatment of acute and chronic affections of the respiratory system, characterized by thick, viscous mucous and mucopurulent secretions. In addition, due to its molecular structure, acetylcysteine can easily cross the cellular membranes. Inside the cell, acetylcysteine is deacetylated to L-cysteine, an amino acid indispensable for the glutathione synthesis (GSH). GSH is a highly reactive tripeptide found ubiquitously in the various tissues of animal and is essential for the maintenance of functional capacity as well as cellular morphological integrity. It represents the most important protective endocellular mechanism against oxidant radicals, either of external or internal nature, as well as toward numerous cytotoxic substances. Acetylcysteine plays a role of primary importance in the maintenance of adequate GSH levels contributing to the cellular pr Lestu allt skjalið