What does carbocysteine do?

Carbocisteine is often used as a kind of phlegm remover which mainly acts on the secretion of bronchial glands to make the phlegm less viscous and easier to cough out.
Carbocistein tablets can affect the secretion of bronchial glands, increase the secretion of salivary mucin, so that viscous phlegm becomes diluted and can be coughed up, commonly used in bronchial pathology caused by phlegm viscous and obstruction.
The drug is used to treat the symptoms caused by chronic bronchitis, bronchial asthma and other respiratory diseases, such as phlegm is particularly sticky, difficult to cough out, while removing phlegm to ensure that the respiratory tract is smooth, to avoid choking or transient hypoxia phenomenon.
Carbocisteine tablets are absolutely contraindicated for patients with active peptic ulcers; in addition, patients who are taking central cough suppressants such as codeine phosphate extended-release tablets should avoid contact with the use. Oral carboxymetholestane tablets should follow the doctor’s instructions, avoid self-medication, in order to avoid nausea, stomach upset, diarrhea, mild headache and other adverse reactions.