Acetylcysteine Treatment Report
Most Popular Brands: Acetylcyst, ACC 600, Lysox (Show all)
See also: N-Acetylcysteine NAC
What is Acetylcysteine?
Acetylcysteine is a mucolytic agent used to treat abnormal or viscid mucous secretions. It is also an antidote for acute acetaminophen toxicity. Off label it is used to prevent renal failure induced by a reaction to radio-contrast dye and to treat distal intestinal obstruction syndrome.
Reasons taken & Efficacy
| Reasons taken | # of patients | Major | Moderate | Slight | None | Can’t tell | # of patients evaluated by |
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| Other | 6 |
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1 | ||||
| General health | 3 | 0 | |||||
| excess mucus/saliva | 2 | 0 | |||||
| Excess saliva | 2 | 0 | |||||
| poor lung capacity | 1 | 0 | |||||
| Constipation | 1 | 0 |
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Dosages
Stop Reasons
| Reason | # Patients | Percentage of patients | |
|---|---|---|---|
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Did not seem to work
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1 | 33% |
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Side effects too severe
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1 | 33% |
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Patient Evaluations
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- ALSguySweden
- Sex: M
- Mouth/throat: mild
- Arms: moderate
- Chest: moderate
- Legs: severe
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- ALSguySweden
- 600 mg daily
- since Apr 16, 2009
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Efficacy
Slight
for Other
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Side Effects
None
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Report created on November 21, 2009.