Bromhexine and mucociliary clearance in chronic bronchitis

Autor: M L Thomson, Demetri Pavia, J.E. Stark, I. Gregg
Rok vydání: 1974
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Zdroj: British Journal of Diseases of the Chest. 68:21-27
ISSN: 0007-0971
DOI: 10.1016/0007-0971(74)90004-7
Popis: Lung mucociliary clearance was assessed in 9 patients with chronic bronchitis from the rate of removal of previously inhaled particles tagged with a radioisotope (99mTc) before and after the administration of bromhexine (Bisolvon) 16 mg three times daily. Serial whole-lung gamma counts showed on average a small but statistically significant faster clearance after the drug than in identical control runs ( P P
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