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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

Treatment Success Rate

Top 5 Communities
Condition Members Success
Cystic Fibrosis
11
91%
Pulmonary Fibrosis
6
100%
Depression - Teen
1
100%
Overall, 94% (18 Members) find MucoMyst helpful
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MucoMyst Reviews

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Working / Worked
Takes once daily by mouth in cola. This helps him not to get bound up with his GI tract.
Working / Worked
Seems to be helping. Keeps her lungs healthy and out of the hospital.
Working / Worked
Works each time I use it. Am looking for a replacement now, since the sachetes
Working / Worked
been using it for years .
I use this inplace of Pulmozyme
do to the high cost of Pulmozyme

works good, smells bad ,lol
Working / Worked
works real good
Working / Worked
This works amazing for me! When I'm off it i notice a huge diffrence, I cough a lot without it!
Working / Worked
Just started up again in April after stopping for a month in hopes of getting on a drup study. Now have schleroderma.
Working / Worked
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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Discussions

  1. Discussion: spring allergies
    Maybe change to Zyrtek and mucomyst combination and see if they help with all the pollen. They are both OTC. [More]
  2. Discussion: 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]
  3. Discussion: Acetylcysteine (mucomyst) for IPF
    Same here....no change with NAC so I've d/c it....tests continue to plummet [More]
  4. Discussion: 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]
  5. Discussion: 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]

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