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Help Edit View Go ls Window File Preview Unit 2 Exam Review PPT 1 (2)-ppt (page 14 of 24) Q Search 13. Expectorants are used
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a. True.

Expectorants are drugs that loosen and clear mucus and phlegm from respiratory tract.

MECHANISM OF ACTION :

Reflex stimulation :

1. Agent causes irritation of the GI tract.

2. Loosening and thining of respiratory tract secretion occur in response to this irritation.

Example; guaifenesin.

Direct stimulation :

The secretory glands are stimulated directly to increase their production of respiratory tract fluids.

Example; iodine-containing products such as iodinated glycerol and potassium iodide.

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