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Ambroxol

Uses

Ambroxol is used to treat certain diseases of the respiratory tract and to relieve cough associated with thickened mucous.

How it works

Ambroxol belongs to a class of drugs called expectorants (aid expulsion of mucus as cough) or mucolytic (liquefy and loosen mucus). It works by liquefying and loosening thick mucus that can be coughed out easily. It helps in the production of a chemical called surfactant. Surfactant doesn't let the mucus to get stuck to the walls of airways and is easily coughed out.

Common side effects

Loose motions, Nausea, Heartburn, Breathing problems; fever, Burning sensation and pain while passing urine, Itching, Skin rashes, Difficulty in passing stools, Abdominal painrare: excessive salivation