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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.

Reported Purpose & Efficacy

Reasons and Efficacy
Purpose # of patients
# of patients with evaluations Efficacy
Major
Moderate
Slight
None
Can’t tell
General health 6 0
Other 5 1 Efficacy_slight
excess mucus/saliva 3 1 Efficacy_major
ALS (Amyotrophic Lateral Sclerosis) 2 1 Efficacy_slight
Excess saliva 2 0
Mucus in throat 1 1 Efficacy_none

See all 16 patients currently taking Acetylcysteine

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Reported Side Effects

Side effects as an overall problem

Severe
 0
Moderate
 0
Mild
 0
None
 4

Commonly reported side effects, conditions, and hospitalizations associated with Acetylcysteine

Dry eyes 1
weight gain,swelling in spinal area ,hands and feet 1

Reported Dosages

Frequently reported dosages based on patients currently taking Acetylcysteine. See all 14 dosages ►

  2 daily 3 daily 10 g daily 20 daily 20 g daily 20 mg daily 100 g daily 500 mg daily 600 mg daily 1,200 mg daily
  1 Number of Patients: 1 1 Number of Patients: 1 1 Number of Patients: 1 1 Number of Patients: 1 1 Number of Patients: 1 1 Number of Patients: 1 1 Number of Patients: 1 1 Number of Patients: 1 9 Number of Patients: 9 1 Number of Patients: 1  

Reported Stop Reasons

Why Patients Stopped Taking Acetylcysteine (multiple reasons could be selected)
Reason # Patients Percentage of patients
Side effects too severe 2   Side effects too severe: 33%
Did not seem to work 1   Did not seem to work: 17%
Course of treatment ended 1   Course of treatment ended: 17%
Change in health plan coverage 1   Change in health plan coverage: 17%

See all 5 patients who’ve stopped taking Acetylcysteine

Reported Duration See details about how long patients take this treatment ▼

Currently Taking Acetylcysteine

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0-1 month 1-3 months 3-6 months 6 months-1year 1-2 years 2 years or more
0
0
0
0

Stopped Taking Acetylcysteine

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0-1 month 1-3 months 3-6 months 6 months-1year 1-2 years 2 years or more
0
0
0

Reported Adherence, Burden & Cost See details from patient evaluations ▼

Adherence

Taking treatment as prescribed

Adherence of Acetylcysteine

Always
 3 75%
Usually
 0 0%
Sometimes
 0 0%
Never
 1 25%

Burden

Difficulty being on treatment

Burden of Acetylcysteine

Very
 0 0%
Somewhat
 0 0%
A little
 0 0%
Not at all
 4 100%

Cost

Paid out of pocket

Cost of Acetylcysteine

$200+
 0 0%
$100-199
 0 0%
$50-99
 0 0%
$25-49
 1 100%
< $25
 0 0%

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Report created on May 27, 2012.