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  2. Terbutaline - Wikipedia

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    As an asthma treatment, the inhaled form of terbutaline, starts working within 15 minutes and can last up to 6 hours. It is also sold as an injectable solution, an oral tablet, and as a syrup (in combination with guaifenesin). Terbutaline is a pregnancy category C medication and is prescribed to stop

  3. Guaifenesin - Wikipedia

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    Guaifenesin might act as an expectorant by increasing the volume and reducing the viscosity of secretions in the trachea and bronchi via stimulation of the gastric mucosa. . This stimulation leads to an increased parasympathetic activity in the respiratory tract via the so-called gastro-pulmonary reflex, although some in vitro studies suggested that it might also act directly on the ...

  4. Ambroxol - Wikipedia

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    Ambroxol is a drug that breaks up phlegm, used in the treatment of respiratory diseases associated with viscid or excessive mucus. Ambroxol is often administered as an active ingredient in cough syrup. It was patented in 1966 and came into medical use in 1979. [1]

  5. Mucoactive agent - Wikipedia

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    One mucoactive agent, guaifenesin, has anxiolytic and muscle-relaxing properties. It is commonly available in cough syrups and also as sustained-release tablets. Mucolytics can dissolve thick mucus and are usually used to help relieve respiratory difficulties.

  6. Cold medicine - Wikipedia

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    Examples are carbocisteine, ambroxol, and bromhexine. Expectorants are substances claimed to make coughing easier while enhancing the production of mucus and phlegm. Two examples are acetylcysteine and guaifenesin. Antitussives, or cough suppressants, are substances which suppress the coughing itself.

  7. Discovery and development of beta2 agonists - Wikipedia

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    Terbutaline: Combination of N-t-butyl and a resorcinol phenyl ring that gives potency to the β2-receptor. [14] Albuterol (Salbutamol) Has N-t-butyl and a salicyl alcohol phenyl ring which gives it optimal β2-selectivity. [14] Salbutamol is a short-acting β2-agonist, but has a rapid onset of action. [18] Its onset by inhalation is within 5 ...

  8. ATC code R03 - Wikipedia

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    ATC code R03 Drugs for obstructive airway diseases is a therapeutic subgroup of the Anatomical Therapeutic Chemical Classification System, a system of alphanumeric codes developed by the World Health Organization (WHO) for the classification of drugs and other medical products.

  9. Category:Expectorants - Wikipedia

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