Oral therapy with expectorants

ORAL THERAPY WITH EXPECTORANTS

I. V. Lunichkina, V. N. Solopov

Summary

Comparative effectiveness of oral expectorants lasolvan, bromhexine and mucodyne has been studied with respect to their effect on the expectoration rate and rheological sputum properties, adhesiveness and viscid-elasticity. Lasolvan and Bromhexine have effect predominantly on sputum adhesion whereas mucodyne on viscid-elastic properties. The expedience of prescription of oral expectorants in compensated and decompensated mucociliary insufficiency is discusdsed.

«Klin. Med.» (Msk) 1988, №12, с. 59-62.