Efficacy and safety profile of mucolytic/antioxidant agents in chronic obstructive pulmonary disease: a comparative analysis across erdosteine, carbocysteine, and N-acetylcysteine

Efficacy and safety profile of mucolytic/antioxidant agents in chronic obstructive pulmonary disease: a comparative analysis across erdosteine, carbocysteine, and N-acetylcysteine

Abstract Background To date there are no head-to-head studies comparing different mucolytic/antioxidant agents. Considering the inconsistent evidence resulting from the pivotal studies on mucolytic/antioxidant agents tested in chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD), and the recent publication...

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Main Authors: Paola Rogliani, Maria Gabriella Matera, Clive Page, Ermanno Puxeddu, Mario Cazzola, Luigino Calzetta
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: BMC 2019-05-01
Series:Respiratory Research
Subjects:
COPD
Erdosteine
Carbocysteine
N-acetylcysteine
Meta-analysis
Online Access:http://link.springer.com/article/10.1186/s12931-019-1078-y

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