Detail Drug Information

Carbocysteine (Carbocysteine)

Overview of Carbocysteine

Carbocisteine has free sulphydryl group that open disulphide bonds in mucus and reduce its viscosity

Indication of Carbocysteine

Carbocysteine is primarily indicated in conditions like Advanced or metastatic breast cancer, Glue ear, Respiratory tract disorders.

Contraindication of Carbocysteine

No data regarding the contra indications of Carbocysteine is available.

Side Effects of Carbocysteine

The severe or irreversible adverse effects of Carbocysteine, which give rise to further complications include Convulsions, Gi bleeding.,The signs and symptoms that are produced after the acute overdosage of Carbocysteine include GI disturbances.,The symptomatic adverse reactions produced by Carbocysteine are more or less tolerable and if they become severe, they can be treated symptomatically, these include Dizziness, Headache, Nausea, Myalgia, Dyspnea, Palpitation, Skin rashesX, Psychiatric disturbance, Urinary incontinence.

Precautions of Carbocysteine

Carbocisteine should be used with caution in patients with history of peptic ulcer.