"Expectorants" is a descriptor in the National Library of Medicine's controlled vocabulary thesaurus,
MeSH (Medical Subject Headings). Descriptors are arranged in a hierarchical structure,
which enables searching at various levels of specificity.
Agents that increase mucous excretion. Mucolytic agents, that is drugs that liquefy mucous secretions, are also included here.
| Descriptor ID |
D005100
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| MeSH Number(s) |
D27.505.954.796.250
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| Year | Major Topic | Minor Topic | Total |
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| 1994 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 2007 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| 2009 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 2012 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| 2014 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| 2015 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| 2017 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 2019 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 2023 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
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Below are the most recent publications written about "Expectorants" by people in Profiles.
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Towards a better mucolytic. Eur Respir J. 2023 05; 61(5).
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Dawn of a New Era in the Diagnosis and Treatment of Airway Mucus Dysfunction. Am J Respir Crit Care Med. 2019 01 15; 199(2):133-134.
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Impact of Mucolytic Agents on COPD Exacerbations: A Pair-wise and Network Meta-analysis. COPD. 2017 Oct; 14(5):552-563.
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Use of Cough and Cold Medications in Severe Bronchiolitis before and after a Health Advisory Warning against Their Use. J Pediatr. 2015 Jul; 167(1):196-8.e1-2.
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Medication beliefs mediate between depressive symptoms and medication adherence in cystic fibrosis. Health Psychol. 2015 May; 34(5):496-504.
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The role of mucoregulatory agents after continence-preserving urinary diversion surgery. Am J Health Syst Pharm. 2012 Mar 15; 69(6):483-6.
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Recombinant human deoxyribonuclease improves atelectasis in mechanically ventilated children with cardiac disease. Congenit Heart Dis. 2009 May-Jun; 4(3):166-73.
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The potential role of natural agents in treatment of airway inflammation. Ther Adv Respir Dis. 2007 Dec; 1(2):105-20.
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Novel approaches for inhibition of mucus hypersecretion in asthma. Recent Pat Inflamm Allergy Drug Discov. 2007 Nov; 1(3):188-92.
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Improving access to intestinal stem cells as a step toward intestinal gene transfer. Hum Gene Ther. 1994 Mar; 5(3):323-9.