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Acetylcysteine is a mucolytic (medicine that destroys or dissolves mucus). It is usually given by inhalation but may be given in other ways in a hospital.
Acetylcysteine is used for certain lung conditions when increased amounts of mucus make breathing difficult. Acetylcysteine liquefies (thins) or dissolves m... continue
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Treatment Success Rate
| Top 5 Communities | ||
| Condition | Members | Success |
| Cystic Fibrosis | 11 |
91% |
| Pulmonary Fibrosis | 6 |
100% |
| Depression - Teen | 1 |
100% |
Overall, 94% (18
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MucoMyst Reviews
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Takes once daily by mouth in cola. This helps him not to get bound up with his GI tract.
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Seems to be helping. Keeps her lungs healthy and out of the hospital.
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Works each time I use it. Am looking for a replacement now, since the sachetes
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works real good
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This works amazing for me! When I'm off it i notice a huge diffrence, I cough a lot without it!
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Just started up again in April after stopping for a month in hopes of getting on a drup study. Now have schleroderma.
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Hate it..awful taste, don't want to use it again...Musinex otc helps me too.
Working / Worked
Works great! Smells pretty bad but hey it works so I put up with it!
Not Working
Oh my God I hate this stuff.It did nothing for me plus it smelled horrible.
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spring allergies
Maybe change to Zyrtek and mucomyst combination and see if they help with all the pollen. They are both OTC. [More] -
Acetylcysteine (mucomyst) for IPF
ooops, sorry...discussion was on Mycomyst:( I was given that in hospital once when I was getting over PCP, secondary to cytoxan treatment. It is awf... [More] -
Acetylcysteine (mucomyst) for IPF
Same here....no change with NAC so I've d/c it....tests continue to plummet [More] -
Acetylcysteine (mucomyst) for IPF
i was also put on this treatment as there is nothing else they can seem to offer. been on it 8 months now but of course the diagnosis contuines to de... [More] -
Acetylcysteine (mucomyst) for IPF
There are ongoing studies on acetylcysteine for pulmonary fibrosis and Ive seen our USC docs involved in them so I wanted to post about this..and hear... [More]
