Mucospect indications
Mucospect is a mucolytic agent for the adjunctive therapy of respiratory tract disorders characterised by excessive, viscous mucus, including chronic obstructive airways disease.
Uses of Mucospect in details
Mucospect is used along with other medications as adjunctive therapy to treat conditions of the respiratory tract which causes difficulty in breathing, including chronic obstructive airways disease.
Mucospect description
Mucospect is a mucolytic that reduces the viscosity of sputum and so can be used to help relieve the symptoms of chronic obstructive pulmonary disorder (COPD) and bronchiectasis by allowing the sufferer to bring up sputum more easily. Mucospect should not be used with antitussives (cough suppressants) or medicines that dry up bronchial secretions. Mucospect is produced by alkylation of cysteine with chloroacetic acid.
Mucospect dosage
Capsule: Adult and Children ≥12 years: 1 capsule. Forte Suspension: Adult and Children ≥12 years: 5 mL (1 tsp). 100 mg/5 mL Pediatric Suspension: Children 8-12 years: 15 mL (3 tsp), 4-7 years: 10 mL (2 tsp), 2-3 years: 5 mL (1 tsp). 200 mg/5 mL Pediatric Suspension: Children 8-12 years: 7.5 mL, 4-7 years: 5 mL, 2-3 years: 2.5 mL. InfantOral Drops:
Infants 1-2 years: 1.5 mL. All doses to be taken orally every 8 hrs.
Mucospect interactions
mixing Mucospect with pholcodine linctus causes precipitation of Mucospect from solution but no information is given on whether this incompatibility is with the pholcodine or some component of the formulation used.
Mucospect side effects
Capsules, Syrup and Paediatric Syrup:
Immune System Disorders
There have been reports of anaphylactic reactions and fixed drug eruption.
Skin and subcutaneous tissue disorders
There have been reports of skin rashes and allergic skin eruptions.
Capsules and Syrup:
Gastrointestinal disorders
There have been rare reports of gastrointestinal bleeding occurring during treatment with Mucospect.
Mucospect contraindications
Adult Syrup: Gastroduodenal ulceration.
Children Syrup: Known hypersensitivity to any of the components of Mucospect Children Syrup, in particular to parabens. Children <2 years due to risk of worsening airway congestion.
Active ingredient matches for Mucospect:
Carbocisteine in Hong Kong, South Africa.
List of Mucospect substitutes (brand and generic names) | Sort by popularity |
| Unit description / dosage (Manufacturer) | Price, USD |
| Mucosol Ped (Egypt) | |
| Mucospect For Adults/Mucospect For Infants (Hongkong) | |
| Mucostar (Italy) | |
| Mucosteine (Belgium) | |
| Mucotal (Lebanon) | |
| Mucotal Babies (Lebanon) | |
| Mucothio (Japan) | |
| Mucothio 10% (Japan) | |
| Mucothio S (Japan) | |
| Mucotoss (Brazil) | |
| Mucotreis (Italy, Latvia, Romania) | |
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| Mucotreis BB (Italy) | |
| Mucotron (Japan) | |
| Mucotron 5% (Japan) | |
| Mucotrophir (France) | |
| Mucovital (Estonia, Spain) | |
| Mucoxil 375 | |
| Mucusan (Vietnam) | |
| Mucusan 100 mg/5 mL x 1 Bottle 30 mL | |
| Mucusan 100 mg/5 mL x 1 Bottle 60 mL | |
| Muflex (Thailand) | |
| Muflex 375 mg x 50 x 10's (T. O. Chemicals) | |
| Muflex 250 mg/5 mL x 60 mL (T. O. Chemicals) | |
| Muflex syr 250 mg/5 mL 60 mL x 1's (T. O. Chemicals) | |
| Muflex tab 375 mg 50 x 10's (T. O. Chemicals) | |
| Mukolin (Georgia, Lithuania) | |
| Mukolin 2% (Lithuania) | |
| Mukolin 5% (Lithuania) | |
| Mukolina (Poland) | |
| Mukoliz (Turkey) | |
| Mukolİz | |
| Mukotik (Turkey) | |
| Mukotik Fort (Turkey) | |
| Mukotik Pediatrik (Turkey) | |
| Murhinal (Thailand) | |
| Murhinol (Thailand) | |
| Murhinol 375 mg x 50 x 10's (Farmaline) | |
| Murhinol 100 mg/5 mL x 60 mL (Farmaline) | |
| Murhinol 250 mg/5 mL x 60 mL (Farmaline) | |
| Murhinol syr 100 mg/5 mL 60 mL x 1's (Farmaline) | |
| Murhinol syr 250 mg/5 mL 60 mL x 1's (Farmaline) | |
| Murhinol tab 375 mg 50 x 10's (Farmaline) | |
| Nattermann Solvopect (Netherlands) | |
| Neocitran Expectorant (Hungary) | |
| Neumohem (Dominican Republic) | |
See 960 substitutes for Mucospect | |
References
- PubChem. "carbocysteine". https://pubchem.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/com... (accessed September 17, 2018).
- DrugBank. "carbocysteine". http://www.drugbank.ca/drugs/DB04339 (accessed September 17, 2018).
- MeSH. "Expectorants". https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/mesh/68... (accessed September 17, 2018).
Reviews
The results of a survey conducted on ndrugs.com for Mucospect are given in detail below. The results of the survey conducted are based on the impressions and views of the website users and consumers taking Mucospect. We implore you to kindly base your medical condition or therapeutic choices on the result or test conducted by a physician or licensed medical practitioners.User reports
1 consumer reported useful
Was the Mucospect drug useful in terms of decreasing the symptom or the disease?According to the reports released by ndrugs.com website users, the below mentioned percentages of users say the drug is useful / not useful to them in decreasing their symptoms/disease. The usefulness of the drug depends on many factors, like severity of the disease, perception of symptom, or disease by the patient, brand name used [matters only to a certain extent], other associated conditions of the patient. If the drug is not effective or useful in your case, you need to meet the doctor to get re-evaluated about your symptoms/disease, and he will prescribe an alternative drug.
| Users | % | ||
|---|---|---|---|
| Useful | 1 | 100.0% | |
1 consumer reported price estimates
Was the price you paid to purchase the drug reasonable? Did you feel it was expensive?The below mentioned numbers have been reported by ndrugs.com website users about whether the Mucospect drug is expensive or inexpensive. There is a mixed opinion among users. The rating about the cost of the drug depends on factors like which brand drug the patient purchased, how effective it was for the price paid, the country or place the drug is marketed, and the economic condition of the patient. The users who feel the drug is expensive can look for an alternative brand drug or a generic drug to save the cost.
| Users | % | ||
|---|---|---|---|
| Not expensive | 1 | 100.0% | |
3 consumers reported time for results
To what extent do I have to use Mucospect before I begin to see changes in my health conditions?As part of the reports released by ndrugs.com website users, it takes 3 days and a few days before you notice an improvement in your health conditions.
Please note, it doesn't mean you will start to notice such health improvement in the same time frame as other users. There are many factors to consider, and we implore you to visit your doctor to know how long before you can see improvements in your health while taking Mucospect. To get the time effectiveness of using Mucospect drug by other patients, please click here.
| Users | % | ||
|---|---|---|---|
| 3 days | 1 | 33.3% | |
| 2 weeks | 1 | 33.3% | |
| > 3 month | 1 | 33.3% | |
44 consumers reported age
| Users | % | ||
|---|---|---|---|
| < 1 | 14 | 31.8% | |
| 1-5 | 11 | 25.0% | |
| > 60 | 6 | 13.6% | |
| 6-15 | 5 | 11.4% | |
| 46-60 | 4 | 9.1% | |
| 30-45 | 3 | 6.8% | |
| 16-29 | 1 | 2.3% | |
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Information checked by Dr. Sachin Kumar, MD Pharmacology
