Dosage Forms
Acetylcysteine is available in different dosage forms for different indications:
- Solution for inhalation (Assist,Mucomyst, Mucosil) – inhaled for mucolytic therapy or ingested for nephroprotective effect (to protect the kidneys)
- IV injection (Assist,Parvolex, Acetadote) – treatment of paracetamol/acetaminophen overdose
- Oral solution – various indications.
- Effervescent Tablets (200 mg) - Reolin (Hochland Pharma Germany), Solmucol (600 mg)(IBSA, Switzerland), Cystaline (Thailand), and Mucinac (Cipla India).
- Ocular solution - for mucolytic therapy
- Sachet (600 mg) - Bilim Pharmaceuticals
- CysNAC (900 mg) – NeuroScience Inc.
- PharmaNAC Effervescent Tablets (900 mg) - Bioadvantex Pharma.
The IV injection and inhalation preparations are, in general, prescription only, whereas the oral solution and the effervescent tablets are available over the counter in many countries.
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