Product Information
Registration Status: ActiveSIN13373P
MUCOSOLVAN 24 HOURS CAPSULE 75MG is approved to be sold in Singapore with effective from 2007-11-15. It is marketed by SANOFI-AVENTIS SINGAPORE PTE LTD, with the registration number of SIN13373P.
This product contains Ambroxol 75mg in the form of CAPSULE, DELAYED-RELEASE. It is approved for ORAL use.
This product is manufactured by Boehringer Ingelheim Pharma GmbH& Co.KG in GERMANY.
It is an Over-the-counter Medicine that can be freely obtained from any retailer
Product Reference
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Ambroxol is a secretolytic agent used in the treatment of respiratory diseases associated with viscid or excessive mucus. It is the active ingredient of Mucosolvan, Lasolvan or Mucoangin. The substance is a mucoactive drug with several properties including secretolytic and secretomotoric actions that restore the physiological clearance mechanisms of the respiratory tract which play an important role in the body’s natural defence mechanisms. It stimulates synthesis and release of surfactant by type II pneumocytes. Surfactants acts as an anti-glue factor by reducing the adhesion of mucus to the bronchial wall, in improving its transport and in providing protection against infection and irritating agents.
Indication
Ambroxol is indicated as “secretolytic therapy in bronchopulmonary diseases associated with abnormal mucus secretion and impaired mucus transport. It promotes mucus clearance, facilitates expectoration and eases productive cough, allowing patients to breathe freely and deeply.
Mechanism of Action
Ambroxol is a mucolytic agent. Excessive Nitric oxide (NO) is associated with inflammatory and some other disturbances of airways function. NO enhances the activation of soluble guanylate cyclase and cGMP accumulation. Ambroxol has been shown to inhibit the NO-dependent activation of soluble guanylate cyclase. It is also possible that the inhibition of NO-dependent activation of soluble guanylate cyclase can suppress the excessive mucus secretion, therefore it lowers the phlegm viscosity and improves the mucociliary transport of bronchial secretions.
Pharmacokinetics
- Absorption
- Rapid and almost complete.
- Distribution
- Metabolism
- Elimination
Active Ingredient/Synonyms
Ambroxolum | Bisolvon metabolite vIII | Bromhexine metabolite vIII | Bromhexine-metabolite vIII | Cyclohexanol, 4-((2-amino-3,5-dibromobenzyl)amino)- (E)- | N-(2-Amino-3,4-dibromociclohexil)-trans-4-aminociclohexanol | N-(2-Amino-3,4-dibromocyclohexyl)-trans-4-aminocyclohexanol | trans-4-((2-Amino-3,5-dibromobencil)amino)ciclohexanol | trans-4-((2-Amino-3,5-dibromobenzyl)amine)cyclohexanol | trans-4-((2-Amino-3,5-dibromobenzyl)amino)cyclohexanol | Ambroxol |
Source of information: Drugbank (External Link). Last updated on: 3rd July 18. *Trade Name used in the content below may not be the same as the HSA-registered product.