Ambroxol is a mucolytic medication. It thins and loosens mucus (phlegm) in the nose, windpipe and lungs making it easier to cough out. Nausea, Vomiting, Upset stomach. Ambroxol is used in the treatment of Respiratory tract disorders associated with viscid mucus. Ambroxol is a mucolytic agent used in respiratory diseases with excessive mucus. It also has local anaesthetic, anti-inflammatory and antioxidant effects, and may be useful for Gaucher and Parkinson's disease. The hydrochloride salt of ambroxol , a synthetic variation of vasicine, a naturally occurring substance that was taken from the Adhatoda vasica plant, is known as ambroxol HCL . Treatment for bronchial asthma and chronic bronchitis involves the administration of ambroxol hydrochloride , a mucolytic and expectorant enhancer. Ambroxol Hydrochloride belongs to a class of drugs called 'mucolytic agents' (cough/sputum thinner) primarily used to treat acute (short term) and chronic (long term) respiratory diseases associated with excess mucus.
