Acetylcysteine is an antioxidant and glutathione inducer indicated for mucolytic therapy and the treatment of [acetaminophen] overdose.[L31378,L31383,L31388,L31478] Acetylcysteine has also been studied for a wide variety of off-label indications with mixed results.[A228158,A228163,A228168] Acetylcysteine was granted FDA approval on 14 September 1963.[L31488]
Synonyms
Acetilcisteina
(R)-2-acetylamino-3-mercaptopropanoic acid
Mercapturic acid
(R)-mercapturic acid
Acetylcysteine
Acetylcysteinum
N-acetyl-L-(+)-cysteine
N-acetyl-L-cysteine
(2R)-2-acetylamino-3-sulfanylpropanoic acid
NAC
N-acetylcysteine
L-α-acetamido-β-mercaptopropionic acid
L-acetylcysteine
Brand Names
Parvolex Liq IV 200mg/ml
Acetylcysteine Injection
Parvolex
Mucomyst
Levomefolate Calcium Acetylcysteine and Mecobalamin Algal
Drug Info/Drug Targets: DrugBank 3.0: a comprehensive resource for 'omics' research on drugs. Knox C, Law V, Jewison
T, Liu P, Ly S, Frolkis A, Pon A, Banco K, Mak C, Neveu V, Djoumbou Y, Eisner R, Guo AC, Wishart DS.
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