Ambroxol

Ambroxol
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oral, inhaled, intramuscular, intravenous
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Identifiers
  • trans-4-(2-Amino-3,5-dibromobenzylamino)-cyclohexanol
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Chemical and physical data
FormulaC13H18Br2N2O
Molar mass378.108 g·mol−1
3D model (JSmol)
  • C1CC(CCC1NCC2=C(C(=CC(=C2)Br)Br)N)O
  • InChI=1S/C13H18Br2N2O/c14-9-5-8(13(16)12(15)6-9)7-17-10-1-3-11(18)4-2-10/h5-6,10-11,17-18H,1-4,7,16H2/t10-,11- checkY
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Ambroxol is a drug that breaks up phlegm, used in the treatment of respiratory diseases associated with viscid or excessive mucus. Ambroxol is often administered as an active ingredient in cough syrup.

It was patented in 1966 and came into medical use in 1979.[1]

  1. ^ Fischer J, Ganellin CR (2006). Analogue-based Drug Discovery. John Wiley & Sons. p. 544. ISBN 9783527607495.