Acetylcysteine for patients requiring mucous secretion clearance a review of clinical effectiveness and safety

The purpose of this report is to review the comparative clinical effectiveness and safety of NAC for treating adult patients requiring mucous secretion clearance. Additionally, for this patient population, the clinical effectiveness of treatment with nebulized acetylcysteine versus oral acetylcystei...

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Bibliographic Details
Main Authors: Banerjee, Srabani, McCormack, Suzanne (Author)
Corporate Author: Canadian Agency for Drugs and Technologies in Health Rapid Response Service
Format: eBook
Language:English
Published: Ottawa (ON) CADTH June 14, 2019, 2019
Edition:Version 1.0
Series:CADTH rapid response report: summary with critical appraisal
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Collection: National Center for Biotechnology Information - Collection details see MPG.ReNa
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Summary:The purpose of this report is to review the comparative clinical effectiveness and safety of NAC for treating adult patients requiring mucous secretion clearance. Additionally, for this patient population, the clinical effectiveness of treatment with nebulized acetylcysteine versus oral acetylcysteine will be reviewed. A subsequent report will review the evidence-based guidelines regarding NAC for the treatment of adult patients requiring mucous secretion clearance
Physical Description:1 PDF file (22 pages) illustration