Ambroxol is not an antibiotic, but rather a sputum-thinning medication, which means that it can make the sputum a little thinner and easier to cough up, making it less sticky. At this time, it causes the mucous membranes of the trachea to secrete plasmatic substances, which can help to thin the phlegm. In addition, it can also promote the swing of the cilia, the swing of the cilia is also helpful in the expulsion of phlegm. Antibiotics are mainly anti-inflammatory drugs that target bacterial infections to reduce inflammation. Cephalosporin antibiotics are commonly used in the clinic, representing drugs such as cefixime, cefradine, cefoperazone, cefadroxil, ceftriaxone. Also, penicillin antibiotics, such as semi-synthetic ampicillin, or oral amoxicillin, amoxicillin clavulanate potassium belong to the penicillin class of antibiotics. There are also, macrolide antibiotics, which can be used to treat mycoplasma, or chlamydia infections, such as azithromycin.