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Acetylcysteine
Acetadote, Acetylcysteine (acetylcysteine) is a small molecule pharmaceutical. Acetylcysteine was first approved as Mucomyst on 1982-01-01. It is used to treat amyloidosis, bronchiectasis, bronchitis, cystic fibrosis, and pneumonia amongst others in the USA.
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infectionsD007239
digestive system diseasesD004066
respiratory tract diseasesD012140
hereditary congenital and neonatal diseases and abnormalitiesD009358
nutritional and metabolic diseasesD009750
signs and symptoms pathological conditionsD013568
chemically-induced disordersD064419
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Acetadote, Acetylcysteine (discontinued: Acetylcysteine, Cetylev, Mucomyst, Mucosil)
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Acetylcysteine
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ACETADOTECumberland PharmaceuticalsN-021539 RX2004-01-23
1 products, RLD, RS
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Acetylcysteine
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Isoproterenol hydrochloride
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MUCOMYST W/ ISOPROTERENOLMead Johnson NutritionN-017366 DISCN1982-01-01
1 products
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acetadoteNew Drug Application2024-11-30
acetylcysteineANDA2025-01-15
disinfectant(naclo)unapproved drug other2020-04-18
esika natural care concha de nacar and rosa mosqueta facial fps 15OTC monograph not final2014-02-19
nacellate solution 0.9% - 1000mlNew Drug Application2022-02-23
nacellate solution 0.9% - 100mlNew Drug Application2022-02-23
nacellate solution 0.9% - 250mlNew Drug Application2022-02-23
nacellate solution 0.9% - 500mlNew Drug Application2022-02-23
natural care concha de nacar and rosa mosqueta crema facial fps 15 para una apariencia mas clara fmOTC monograph final2015-10-20
premasol - sulfite-free (amino acid)ANDA2022-08-04
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Acetylcysteine, Cetylev, Arbor Pharms Llc
87478942032-05-08DPU-1373
94274212032-05-08DP
95612042032-05-08U-1373
Acetylcysteine, Acetadote, Cumberland Pharms
87227382032-04-06U-1373
93270282031-07-21U-1839
81483562026-05-21DP
83994452025-08-24U-1373
86530612025-08-24U-1373
ATC Codes
R: Respiratory system drugs
— R05: Cough and cold preparations
— R05C: Expectorants, excl. combinations with cough suppressants
— R05CB: Mucolytics
— R05CB01: Acetylcysteine
S: Sensory organ drugs
— S01: Ophthalmologicals
— S01X: Other ophthalmologicals in atc
— S01XA: Other ophthalmologicals in atc
— S01XA08: Acetylcysteine
V: Various drug classes in atc
— V03: All other therapeutic products
— V03A: All other therapeutic products
— V03AB: Antidotes
— V03AB23: Acetylcysteine
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J0132
Injection, acetylcysteine, 100 mg
J7604
Acetylcysteine, inhalation solution, compounded product, administered through dme, unit dose form, per gram
J7608
Acetylcysteine, inhalation solution, fda-approved final product, non-compounded, administered through dme, unit dose form, per gram
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Drug common nameAcetylcysteine
INNacetylcysteine
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N-acetyl-L-cysteine is an N-acetyl-L-amino acid that is the N-acetylated derivative of the natural amino acid L-cysteine. It has a role as an antiinfective agent, an antioxidant, an antiviral drug, an antidote to paracetamol poisoning, a vulnerary, a mucolytic, a human metabolite, a radical scavenger, a ferroptosis inhibitor and a geroprotector. It is a L-cysteine derivative, an acetylcysteine and a N-acetyl-L-amino acid. It is a conjugate acid of a N-acetyl-L-cysteinate.
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CC(=O)N[C@@H](CS)C(=O)O
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CAS-ID616-91-1
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ChEMBL IDCHEMBL600
ChEBI ID28939
PubChem CID12035
DrugBankDB06151
UNII IDWYQ7N0BPYC (ChemIDplus, GSRS)
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Acetadote – Cumberland Pharmaceuticals
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