Ambraxol--- a common anti mucolytic drug for Parkinson's. An interesting article.

[parkie13]

mol.im/a/7885147

[jeffreyn]

See also the following recent thread:

healthunlocked.com/parkinso...

[parkie13 in reply to jeffreyn]

Perchance, have you tried it?

[jeffreyn in reply to parkie13]

No. Ambroxol is not available in Australia.

[aspergerian13]

Ambroxol is designed to ease coughing by clearing away mucus in the lungs.

Study found drug increased levels of protein called glucocerebrosidase (GCase).

GCase helps to remove waste in cells, a function lacking in Parkinson's sufferers.

Doing so may keep cells healthier for longer and slow progression of Parkinson's.

[Zardoz]

It happens that I visited a nurse practitioner today about a terrible cough that won't quit. It's a dry cough and those of us taking MAO inhibitors (selegiline in my case) cannot use products containing dextromethorphan or phenylephrine , staples of OTC cough medicines in the US. I asked about ambroxol and she said that it's not FDA approved in the US.

[parkie13 in reply to Zardoz]

You could try a plain Mucinex, that has no additives in it. It's very well tolerated it might help. It's means no expectorant or a decongestant added to it

[Zardoz in reply to parkie13]

I have been taking the expectorant Guaifenesin in pill form but it has not been effective. The nurse practitioner prescribed benzonatate.