EXPECTORANTS & MUCOLYTICS

Question 1

drugs included in expectorants:

Answer 1

1. potassium iodide
2. iodinated glycerol
3. glyceryl guaiacolate
4. P2Y2 purinergic agonist

Question 2

drugs included in mucolytics:

Answer 2

1. N-acetylcysteine (NAC)
2. carbocysteine
3. erdosteine
4. mecysteine
5. bromhexine
6. dornase alfa
7. ambroxol

Question 3

mechanism of action → expectorants:

Answer 3

improving ability to expectorate (hosta upp, spotta ut) purulent secretions

Question 4

mechanism of action → mucolytics:

Answer 4

medications changing secretions by breaking down the chemical structure of the mucin polymers