Open AccessThe expanding armamentarium of drugs to aid sputum clearance
Author(s) -
Diana Bilton,
Gemma Stanford
Publication year - 2014
Publication title -
current opinion in pulmonary medicine
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.937
H-Index - 75
eISSN - 1531-6971
pISSN - 1070-5287
DOI - 10.1097/mcp.0000000000000104
Subject(s) - medicine , mucociliary clearance , cystic fibrosis , sputum , hypertonic saline , mucus , expectorant , intensive care medicine , airway , mannitol , lung , pharmacology , anesthesia , pathology , biology , tuberculosis , ecology , chemistry , organic chemistry
This review examines the evidence for use of agents that improve sputum clearance in cystic fibrosis.