Cough and Cold Preparations

Name
Cough and Cold Preparations
Accession Number
DBCAT002303
Description

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Drugs
DrugDrug Description
AcetylcysteineA medication that can be used as a mucolytic in patients with certain lung conditions and as an antidote for acetaminophen overdose.
AcetyldihydrocodeineNot Available
Althea rootNot Annotated
AmbroxolA medication indicated for airway secretion clearance therapy.
Antimony pentasulfideNot Annotated
BenproperineAn antitussive indicated in the treatment of acute and dry cough, especially dry cough.
BenzonatateA non-narcotic oral antitussive drug used to suppress coughing.
BibenzoniumNot Annotated
BromhexineA mucolytic drug used to decrease the viscosity of mucus in the airway, enhancing mucus clearance.
ButamirateA cough suppressant.
CarbocisteineA expectorant mucolytic used in the relief of respiratory of COPD and other conditions associated with increased mucus viscosity.
ClobutinolClobutinol is a cough suppressant that is withdrawn from the US and EU markets. Clobutinol may prolong the QT interval. In 2007, Clobutinol was determined to cause cardiac arrhythmia in...
ClofedanolAn antitussive used for the symptomatic relief of acute cough caused by minor throat and bronchial irritation.
CloperastineCloperastine is a cough suppressant that acts on the central nervous system.
CodeineAn opioid analgesic used to treat moderate to severe pain when the use of an opioid is indicated.
Coenzyme MA uroprotective agent used for the reduction and prophylaxis of oxazaphosphorine-induced toxicity in the urinary tract.
DextromethorphanAn NMDA receptor antagonist used to treat cases of dry cough.
DibunateNot Annotated
DimemorfanNot Annotated
DimethoxanateNot Annotated
DomiodolNot Annotated
Dornase alfaA synthetic form of human deoxyribonuclease I used to break down extracellular DNA in the lungs, a major source of mucous viscosity in cystic fibrosis.
DropropizineA peripherally acting cough suppressant.
DroxypropineNot Annotated
EprazinoneEprazinone (trade name Eftapan) is a mucolytic drug, and relieves bronchospasms.
ErdosteineA mucolytic agent used to treat conditions characterized by pathological mucus such as respiratory tract infections and chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD).
EthylmorphineAn opioid analgesic and antitussive agent used to reduce coughs caused by colds and lung infections in combination with codeine.
EucalyptolA common ingredient in mouthwash and cosmetics derived naturally from the eucalyptus plant that is frequently used to to improve symptoms of airway mucus hypersecretion.
FedrilateNot Annotated
GefapixantA P2X3 receptor antagonist that reduces the cough reflex in patients with refractory or unexplained chronic cough.
GuaifenesinAn expectorant commonly found in OTC products for the symptomatic relief from congested chests and coughs associated with cold, bronchitis, and/or other breathing illnesses.
Hedera helix leaf extractA plant extract indicated to treat coughing.
HydrocodoneAn opioid agonist used as an analgesic and antitussive agent.
IpecacAn emetic agent used to induce vomiting in poisoning.
IsoaminileIsoaminile, an antitussive drug with a structure similar to methadone, is also an anticholinergic with both antimuscarinic and antinicotinic properties.
LetosteineLetosteine is a mucolytic used in the treatment of chronic bronchopneumopathies and related conditions.
LevodropropizineA peripherally-acting antitussive agent.
LevoverbenoneNot Annotated
MannitolA sugar alcohol used to test for asthma, to reduce intracranial and intraocular pressure, to measure glomerular filtration rate, and to manage pulmonary symptoms associated with cystic fibrosis.
MeprotixolNot Annotated
MorclofoneNot Annotated
NeltenexineNeltenexine is an elastase inhibitor. It may be useful for preventing pulmonary emphysema.
NepinaloneAn antitussive drug that acts primarily at the central nervous system (CNS). Nepinalone does not exert CNS depressant properties at antitussive doses.
NormethadoneAn opioid antitussive used to treat a cough associated with inflamed mucosa.
NoscapineA non-sedating isoquinoline alkaloid used primarily for its antitussive properties.
OxeladinWithdrawn from the Canadian, US, and UK markets in 1976 due to carcinogenicity.
OxolamineA medication indicated in the treatment of a cough or upper respiratory tract inflammation.
PentoxyverineA medication used to suppress a cough in the common cold, flu, bronchitis, and sinusitis.
PholcodineAn opioid antitussive used to suppress unproductive coughing.
PipazethateFor the treatment of cough.
PiperidionePiperidione was cough medicine marketed by Roche under the trade name Sedulon.
Polygala senega rootNot Annotated
Potassium IodideAn oral antithyroid agent used for the prevention of radioactive iodine uptake into the thyroid gland during a nuclear radiation emergency.
PrenoxdiazineNot Annotated
SobrerolA mucolytic indicated in patients with chronic respiratory diseases.
SteproninStrepronin is a mucolytic (expectorant) drug.
ThebaconNot Annotated
TipepidineNot Annotated
TyloxapolTyloxapol is an inhaled surfactant that assists in removing and liquefying and removing bronchopulmonary secretions with mucus and pus. Tyloxapol is administered either through nebulized solution or a stream of...
Wood creosoteNot Annotated
ZipeprolNot Annotated