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Effect of bromhexine on clinical outcomes and mortality in Covid-19 [pdf]
- blacksqr 6y ago"A total of 78 patients with similar demographic and disease characteristics were enrolled. There was a significant reduction in ICU admissions (2 out of 39 vs. 11 out of 39, P=0.006), intubation (1 out of 39 vs. 9 out of 39, P=0.007) and death (0 vs. 5, P=0.027) in the bromhexine treated group compared to the standard group. No patients were withdrawn from the study because of adverse effects."
- drocer88 6y agoIf you were wondering, Bromhexine is an expectorant/mucolytic agent. Bromhexine is not available in the United States. ( source : https://pubchem.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/compound/bromhexine https://pubchem.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/compound/bromhexine )
- aliswe 6y agoIt's not? This shocks me... It's the most common cough medicine agent in Sweden.