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Abstract
Agents that increase mucous excretion. Mucolytic agents, that is drugs that liquefy mucous secretions, are also included here.
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- Expectorant
- Mucolytic
- Mucolytic Agent
- Mucolytic Agents
- Mucolytics
- Agent, Mucolytic
- Agents, Mucolytic
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Indexed with the subheadings administration & dosage, adverse effects, analysis, chemical synthesis, chemistry, classification, economics, history, isolation & purification, metabolism, pharmacokinetics, pharmacology, poisoning, radiation effects, standards, supply & distribution, therapeutic use, toxicity.
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References
- National Library of Medicine. Expectorants. Medical Subject Headings (MeSH). 2026. Unique ID D005100. http://id.nlm.nih.gov/mesh/2026/D005100
- Expectorants. In: Wikipedia. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mucoactive_agent
- Expectorants. In: Wikidata. https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q1384342