N-Acetyl Cysteine and Improved Mucus Clearance

• The therapeutic potential of N-acetylcysteine across multiple organ systems: a narrative review.

  • 2026-07-01
  • Review
  • La Clinica terapeutica 177(4)
  • • Teresa Joy
    • Chandana Bhargavi
    • Kishan Kadur
    • Priyanka Mehta
    • Y Lakshmisha Rao
    • Richard M Millis
    • Sunidhi Nahata

  • PubMed: 42340796
  • DOI: 10.7417/ct.2026.2089

  7 Insights on

  • Improved Mucus Clearance

  • Low evidence

  N-acetylcysteine (NAC)... improves mucus clearance

  Effect

  Beneficial

  Effect size

  Small

  Significant

  Yes