Diseases of the respiratory system: cough suppressants, expectorants, and mucolytic agents.

Diseases of the respiratory system: cough suppressants, expectorants, and mucolytic agents.

Do cough suppressants or honey help pediatric cough?

Respiratory diseases and the impact of cough in Taiwan

Chronic respiratory diseases such as asthma, allergic rhinitis (AR), chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD), and rhinosinusitis are becoming increasingly prevalent in the Asia-Pacific region. The Asia-Pacific Burden of Respiratory Diseases (APBORD) study was a cross-sectional, observational study which examined the disease and economic burden of AR, asthma, COPD, and rhinosinusitis across...

The effects of mucolytic agents and stirring on sputum viscoelasticity.

Changes in the behavior of sputum viscoelasticity due to differences in macroscopic appearance of sputum brought about by stirring and those due to the addition of an expectorant to purulent sputum in vitro, were studied in a coaxial cylinder rheometer. First, initial results from stirring the sputum indicated the following: Samples of untreated sputum showed no obvious differences among the th...

Diseases of the respiratory system.