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acetylcysteine

[ uh-seet-l-sis-tee-een, -in, uh-set-, as-i-tl- ]

noun

Pharmacology.
  1. a substance, C 5 H 9 NO 3 S, used in solution as an inhalant to dissolve mucus in the treatment of chronic bronchitis, asthma, and emphysema and also used as an antidote in acetaminophen poisoning.


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Patients with a life-threatening level of paracetamol in their blood can be treated with an antidote called acetylcysteine, given by intravenous drip.

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At a previous hearing in December, Team Sky chief Dave Brailsford said Fluimucil, a brand name for a legal decongestant containing acetylcysteine used for clearing mucus, was couriered to Wiggins in a package in 2011.

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Pfizer said it agreed to divest itself of four U.S. sterile injectable assets: Acetylcysteine, Clindamycin, Voriconazole and Melphalan.

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The issue also reports on a third IPF drug called acetylcysteine that proved ineffective in a clinical trial.

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Third, acetylcysteine is often prescribed.

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